Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortEucalyptus robusta
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen, single stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 16 | 32 | 5 | 36 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 1200 | 2000 | 1000 | 3000 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 23 | - | 35 | 35 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1600 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Soil drainage | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | very bright | very bright | clear skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry winter (Cw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | -3 | Killing temp. early growth | -1 |
| Abiotic toler. | drought, coastal salt spray | Abiotic suscept. | wind |
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 240 | 330 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| material | honey | flowers |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | fibres | bark |
| material | essential oils | leaves |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | ornamental/turf | entire plant |
| environmental | soil improvers | entire plant |
| medicinal | leaves | |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | charcoal | bark |