Mallet (habit)


A mallet is a small-tree form of Eucalyptus found in Western Australia. Unlike the mallee, it is single-stemmed and lacks a lignotuber. Species of this form have a relatively long, slender trunk, steeply-angled branches, often a conspicuously dense terminal crown, and sometimes form thickets.
Mallet species include:
  • Brown mallet
  • Blue mallet, blue-leaved mallet, Gardner's mallet
  • Green mallet
  • Salt River mallet, Sargent's mallet
  • Silver mallet
  • Steedman's mallet
  • Swamp mallet
  • White mallet
  • Fuchsia gum