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Australia is the world's largest producer of wool. [49] The Australian wool industry was worth $3.6 billion in 2022. [50] The total number of sheep is estimated to be 75 million. [49] In the late 1980s, the sheep flock was 180 million. [51] Only 5% of Australia's wool clip is processed onshore. [50]
Bush Heritage Australia is a non-profit organisation with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, that operates throughout Australia. It was previously known as the Australian Bush Heritage Fund . Its vision is: Healthy Country, Protected Forever.
Australia: Riberry: Syzygium luehmannii [8] Austria: Apple: Malus domestica [9] Azerbaijan: Pomegranate: Punica granatum [1] Bangladesh: Jackfruit: Artocarpus heterophyllus [10] Jack Fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and is widely cultivated in tropical regions of Bangladesh. Brazil: Cupuaçu: Theobroma grandiflorum [citation needed ...
Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi outside Australia and New Zealand), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry of several species of woody vines in the genus Actinidia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward') [ 3 ] is oval, about the size of a large hen's egg : 5–8 centimetres (2–3 inches ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Preparations of fruits, sugar, and sometimes acid "Apple jam", "Blackberry jam", and "Raspberry jam" redirect here. For the George Harrison record, see Apple Jam. For the Jason Becker album, see The Blackberry Jams. For The Western Australian tree, see Acacia acuminata. Fruit preserves ...
While the Rhamnaceae family are considered nitrogen fixing trees, [6] Ziziphus mauritiana can form dense stands and become invasive in some areas, including Fiji and Australia, and has become a serious environmental weed in Northern Australia. It is a fast-growing tree with a medium lifespan, that can quickly reach up to 10–40 ft (3 to 12 m ...
The santol is native to Malesia and New Guinea. [1] [2] It has been introduced to Indochina, Sri Lanka, India, northern Australia, Mauritius, and Seychelles.It is commonly cultivated throughout these regions and the fruits are seasonally abundant in the local and international markets.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [18] Australia has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania .