Thursday, January 16, 2025

Australian eucalyptus trees blamed for LA fire




They came to California as tiny seeds packaged in envelopes during the Gold Rush in the early 1850s.  Eucalyptus trees – native to Australia – were seen as an easy solution to a critical shortage of wood brought on by the economic boom.

One wealthy investor opened a mill and planted eight million eucalyptus trees only to abandon the lot after discovering he couldn’t sell the timber...........

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