Re: Eucalyptus Trees: Good or Bad?
- To: Sue ,
- Subject: Re: Eucalyptus Trees: Good or Bad?
- From: C*
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:44:28 -0800
> My memory of the Eucalyptus in Berkeley dates to the week of
> freezing weather in the early 70's when most of them in
> Tilden froze and I got a lot of firewood free. It burned
> hot which probably wasn't good for the chimney, but it
> certainly helped keep me warm. Given the draftiness of the
> house I was living in, I appreciated that warmth. At any
> rate after the freeze a lot of native plants returned to
> Tilden, either naturally or were planted.
I was in Berkeley as a young child in the mid to late 60's, so I missed out
on the sad event, but it sounds as though Tilden is still a wonderful place.
Glad that the natives returned. Perhaps this native should return more
often.
Laura
