While the term 'Mulga' describes a group of related shrub and woodland plants the mulga tree is a dominant element. Mulga occupies much of inland australia occurring on red earths in grove formations. Mulga forms a bushy shrub 3-5m high with long thin leaves. Mulga seed is a bushfood, the timber has aboriginal uses for shields, digging sticks and firewood and it is a valuable fodder tree.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Root size
- 4 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Wind, Salt
- Regions
- Alice Water Smart
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Gardens
- Hardy, Native