Re: Re(2): Eucalyptus Trees: Good or Bad?
- To: B*@monterey.edu, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Re(2): Eucalyptus Trees: Good or Bad?
- From: J* D*
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:33:40 -0800 (PST)
I believe Mindanao gum is Eucalyptus deglupta. It
_loves_ water. I have a friend who grows two in his
foggy garden near the ocean in San Francisco, and the
biggest problem he has with them is not the chill
(rarely does the temperature reach 70F/21C), but
keeping them moist enough. The big ones on the road to
Hana on Maui have breathtaking rainbow bark. Exquisite
tree.
-Jason Dewees
San Francisco, CA
Sunset 17
USDA 10a
--- Barry Garcia <Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu> wrote:
> sals@rain.org writes:
> >we just had a big Eucalyptus blue gum i think fall
> over because of the wet
> >ground. it was big and boy did it fall. the roots
> just came out of the
> >ground. i have heard this happens a lot. a big
> big tree for no reason
> >just
> >fall out of the ground.. I wonder if Eucalyptus
> are prone to this?
>
> Same thing happened in near by Salinas. It was at
> one of the parks there,
> and it blew over in a storm, falling onto a car and
> killing a baby.
>
> Now that i posted a downer, i'll mention what i do
> like about some. I
> prefer the finer leaved smaller eucs. Such as E.
> nicholii. E. ficifolia (i
> hope that's right), is a favorite because it blooms
> so spectacularly. I
> prefer them to have smaller stature, and showy
> flowers. But, i do hear
> Mindanao Gum is a nice tall one (sorry, no latin,
> i'm at work and away
> from my books). I also like the Ghost gums, with
> their smooth white
> trunks.
>
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