Re: eucalyptus toxicity? P.S.
- Subject: Re: eucalyptus toxicity? P.S.
- From: William Bade b*@Math.Berkeley.EDU
- Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:18:54 -0800 (PST)
My husband and I found cycads beneath eucalyptus forests in Australia. To
me, this means that there must be an ancient flora related to Eucalyptus.
Does anyone know?
Elly Bade
Berkeley, California
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 Ccopuntia@aol.com wrote:
> Anni, as a P.S. to my last response, I have just found this on the internet.
> Unfortunately, San Marcos' website appears to be down at the moment.
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> <In nature a whole range of plants grow in the roots zones of eucalypts. I am
> not aware of any chemical produced by eucalypts that discourages the growth
> of other plants. By coincidence, I've just been advised of a web site (by <A HREF="http://www.smgrowers.com/eucalypt.htm";>
> San Marcos Growers</A> in California) which contains specific advice and
> suggestions for planting under eucalypts. Basically the site suggests that
> "when planting under Eucalyptus, the primary factor limiting a succesful
> planting is competition. The chemical compounds in the leaves have long been
> thought to prevent the growth of other plants, but this now considered minor
> in comparison to the inability of most plants to compete with Eucalyptus for
> water and nutrients".>
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> San Marcos Growers
> http://www.smgrowers.com/
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