Re: Eucalyptus, again

>>>  I simply can't understand how so many got planted. We have miles and
>>> miles of them within 5 miles of the ocean in this county. They are
>>> gradually disappearing as development occurs.
>>>  The thing that is amazing to me is that they are not clumps starting
>>> from a few trees. They were planted in rows, for MILES!!! When one goes
>>> into one of these groves one feels much as a gopher probably feels in a
>>> field of wheat.
>>>  As for their value as firewood, they burn up like paper and you
>>> spend the entire evening throwing more logs on the fire. Then there is
the
>>> local oak. It burns like charcoal, red coals and no flame, and very
slow.
>>> So we used to start a fire with the eucalyptus, then add the oak and
then
>>> occasional pieces of eucalyptus for the flames!


Some greedy-guts imported and planted them to replace the timber that was
logged off - and  *then*  they discovered it is neither good lumber nor even
firewood.  On another list that I am on, there is a kudzu-wanna that isn't
going to be dissuaded from planting it in his area just as soon as he gets
hold of some  (even though it is closing in on his state - he's
gotta-have-it  NOW)  and another who is so in love with bamboo ..... some
people  *will*  *not*  be denied their right to criminal stupidity .....
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