What Is a Mallee Tree

Comments: The term mallee refers to a species’ general growth form (known as a “habit” in biology). Usually smaller and shorter than trees, mallees grow multiple smaller-diameter stems from a common root system.

What is the definition of mallee?

Definition of mallee 1 : any of various low-growing shrubby Australian eucalypts (such as Eucalyptus dumosa and E. oleosa) 2 : a dense thicket or growth of mallees also : land covered by such growth.

What is a mallee forest?

Mallee eucalypts are multi-branched from ground level, usually with a flattened canopy rarely exceeding 6m in height. They grow from a woody underground rootstock called a lignotuber and are generally found on harsh sites.