Due to their fast-maturing nature and high demand for timber, residents prefer planting eucalyptus trees for profit. The demand for wood fuel from learning institutions and tea factories ...
which are a type of beetle that can cause extensive damage to eucalyptus trees. These pests feed on bark and wood, creating long tunnels that weaken a tree. Signs to look out for include wilting ...
Value assessment of exotic and native tree plantations based upon short-term gains from wood has suggested that exotic plantations are more profitable ... soil nutrients and return of nutrients from ...
Eucalyptus trees – native to Australia – were seen as an easy solution to a critical shortage of wood brought on by the economic boom. Opportunistic Aussies “imported and planted them in ...
Portuguese eucalyptus forests are helping to replace plastics, but as the country’s climate warms up, this highly flammable tree is a growing threat to people and biodiversity. Portuguese ...
Ladera and Portola Valley residents are asking Stanford University to better manage its eucalyptus trees along Alpine Road near Interstate Highway 280 after a San Jose man was killed last week ...