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MALLEE
mallee is a "scrubland vegatation" (I take this to mean "bush") that is common in many parts of Australia and seems have dozens of varieties. Among other things, it produces a useful oil. I've seen it described as part of the ecalyptus family and I have seen mention of trees and lumber, but have no further information. As far as I am direcly aware, it is almost never available as anything but a burl. I've seen references to "red", "brown", "white", and I believe a couple of others.

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plank


brown mallee


brown mallee pen blanks that have been oiled and waxed


red mallee pen blanks


red mallee burl


brown mallee burl slabs


brown mallee burl turning stock


one of these was specified as red mallee and the other was just mallee, but they seem to be at the very least a color variation of red mallee.


bowl made from "fruited" mallee


bowl made from brown mallee


bowls from red mallee burl