Common Name: Yellow Wood

General Information

Yellow wood is a dense, deciduous shrub growing around 2.5 metres tall, or a tree growing up to 20 metres tall[, ].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Known Hazards

New leaves may be poisoning for livestock due to the presence of oxalates[].

Botanical References

Range

Australia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland.

Habitat

Gently undulating plains, in minor depressions, and along watercourses[]. Often in pure stands or associated with Coolibah (Eucalyptus microtheca ) and Brigalow in heavy soils[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Deciduous Tree
Height	10.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the semiarid to moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 300 metres[]. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 22 - 38°c, though it can tolerate 12 - 44°c[]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 600 - 850mm, though can tolerate from 400 - 950mm[].
Prefers a sunny position[]. The tree grows wild in sandy soils, brown-red skeletal soils, cracking clay, grey sand over sandstone, basalt[]. It succeeds in most soils, even those of low fertility[]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5[].

Edible Uses

Fruit[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Although small, the light-coloured wood is nicely marked and suitable for cabinet making[].
The wood can be used as fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -

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