Gum trees--see many in the States ?

G'day Steve !
I know they've been planted all over the world for well over a hundred years. I'm interested in how anybody from other parts of the world experiences them--I suspect most might find them a bit of a shock after their native trees.
I know some regard them as a nuisance in India.
Pete
 
Pete, we have quite a lot of them here in the west UK, and they are probably the fastest growing of hardwoods. As they are usually planted in innapropriate places like small gardens and then grow so fast most of the work I do with them is removals before they get too big. They don't cause me any problems, I just take them down like any other tree but the biggest I've done is probably only 60 feet tall.

Can you explain what a "map of tassie" is ?? /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
We have several Eucalyptus species that are widely planted in Hawaii. Common species here are E.robusta, E.citriodora, E.deglupta, and others. A couple of Melaleuca species are also popular. The higher elevation areas on Maui and the Big Island have some different species of eucs as well, but I'm not familiar with them.
 
i like eucs, think they are a real nice tree.....but like rupe said, 9 times out of 10 they are planted in ridiculously small gardens and have to be removed.
i've always fancied planting a hedge out of euc, i think it would make a real compact hedge with plenty of regular clippings
 
Re: Gum hedges ?

Interesting thought there..... a little horrifying in some ways (hedge can seem like stifled trees) but I can see the possibillities for the Peppermints say Euc. nicholi for instance with its fine foliage and they would cope with it better than many others.
Some bright spark has been marketting our Lilly Pillys as hedge plants in California which they would seem pretty well suited to, by the way. Maybe better suited than the Eucs--easier to clip for starters.
Pete
 
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