Re(2): Eucalyptus Trees: Good or Bad?
olivehill@wn.com.au writes:
>Joe, Michael Moira et al are absolutely on the money of course when they
>speak of the astonishing variety of Eucalyptus species. Except in the
>largest parks, on farms etc, the forest giants such as viminalis,
>camaldulensis, globulus etc shouldn't be planted.....in the right place
>they're majestic and rewarding.[they are also well known as branch and
>limb
>droppers. What we call widow-makers]
I actually dont mind the large row of E.globulus that runs perpendicular
to Highway 1 between the towns of Marina and Seaside. There, they dont
cause problems. branch drop isnt a problem, nor is a fallen tree (well,
maybe the ones closest to the highway). They do look nice, nice and tall.
My problem is people who put them in their backyards, obviously not a good
place. Some owners even have them in their front yards......not to mention
the old army base has some in the small lawns in front of the old
classrooms. But, i do worry about the avenue of them at the northern edge
of my town (visible from most points). They grow right along a road (which
is constantly littered with fallen leaves, fruit, and bark). I remember
they took some of them out because the trees were sick and were a
possible danger.
I guess what my problem is, is big trees in the wrong places.
