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General => The Shed => Topic started by: Froglegs on November 18, 2009, 10:20:11

Title: Eucalyptus
Post by: Froglegs on November 18, 2009, 10:20:11
Went out walking yesterday and came across a corner of a Field that had been planted with Eucalyptus.
Title: Re: Eucalyptus
Post by: saddad on November 18, 2009, 10:46:53
Somebody will be up a gum tree in a decade!  ;D
Title: Re: Eucalyptus
Post by: asbean on November 18, 2009, 10:51:41
For export to Oz   ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Eucalyptus
Post by: tonybloke on November 18, 2009, 12:26:10
they are used for the paper-making industry :)
Title: Re: Eucalyptus
Post by: ACE on November 18, 2009, 14:25:26
Quote from: saddad on November 18, 2009, 10:46:53
Somebody will be up a gum tree in a decade!  ;D
A lot less than that. Those brutes grow faster than you can cut them. But I expect they are for the florist trade who use the juvenile leaves. They do coppice quite well and the new shoots come back quickly.
Title: Re: Eucalyptus
Post by: Froglegs on November 19, 2009, 10:14:54
Is it true they deter gnats ???
Title: Re: Eucalyptus
Post by: ACE on November 19, 2009, 15:17:45
No, but I have heard that koala bear crap does ;)