> For more than 200 years, seeds of the eucalyptus tree have been planted beyond the bounds of Australia's coastline.
> It has been cultivated around the world, making a new home in southern Europe, South America, parts of Africa, the west coast of the United States, and even parts of South-East Asia.
> But there is now a debate over whether this tree has been worth the industry and habitat it provides.
I moved to Australia in 1988. Nobody, not one Australian I know has ever said eucalyptus was a sensible export as live wood, or was suitable for planting like this in these countries. I can't work out who did think this was a good idea.
So the "now there is a debate" thing is like WTF? The first time I heard about wildfire in Californian eucalyptus there was a pretty strong man-in-the-pub debate about what happened. And that was over a decade ago.
> It has been cultivated around the world, making a new home in southern Europe, South America, parts of Africa, the west coast of the United States, and even parts of South-East Asia.
> But there is now a debate over whether this tree has been worth the industry and habitat it provides.
I moved to Australia in 1988. Nobody, not one Australian I know has ever said eucalyptus was a sensible export as live wood, or was suitable for planting like this in these countries. I can't work out who did think this was a good idea.
So the "now there is a debate" thing is like WTF? The first time I heard about wildfire in Californian eucalyptus there was a pretty strong man-in-the-pub debate about what happened. And that was over a decade ago.