Comments on: Examining the history of the stately, graceful eucalyptus http://thecoastnews.com/2011/08/examining-the-history-of-the-stately-graceful-eucalyptus/ Making Waves in Your Neighborhood Thu, 23 May 2013 06:25:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Eucalyptus watcher http://thecoastnews.com/2011/08/examining-the-history-of-the-stately-graceful-eucalyptus/comment-page-1/#comment-8249 Eucalyptus watcher Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:25:21 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=44334#comment-8249 Research the Oakland fire and you will find "The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others." "Many of the first dwellings to burn were surrounded by thick, dry vegetation. In addition, the nearby undeveloped land had even more dry brush, along with several groves of non-native volatile eucalyptus trees." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Firestorm_of_1991
Eucalyptus are "the world’s largest weed" http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/54/USA.html

]]> By: anonymous http://thecoastnews.com/2011/08/examining-the-history-of-the-stately-graceful-eucalyptus/comment-page-1/#comment-8248 anonymous Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:58:21 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=44334#comment-8248 These are beautiful trees that are unfairly maligned. Next time you see a news story about fire or tree falls, pay attention, you’ll see that all trees burn and fall.

Thankfully landscape architecture is fickle and the euc being out of favor will pass.

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