The mighty mulga grows deep and lives long
- Written by Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne
Mark Marathon via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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Among the nearly 1,000 species of Australian acacias, there are few with a reputation for hardiness, resilience and endurance to match mulga. Once the higher rainfall of the coastal fringes...

