[TheForge] eucalyptus OT

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Background; Vaguely remembered.
The RRs planted it extensively along their rights of way, thinking to 
use it as steam engine fuel and ties.
During the depression it was widely promoted as " the world's fastest 
growing hardwood" and many folks bought and planted it thinking they 
were all but in the furniture business. It's allopathic (?)poisoning the 
earth around it for many plants and creatures. They left the rest of the 
evolved ecology back in Ossieland. The old trees unpredictably drop huge 
limbs on whatever's below. It twists all over the place when cut into 
lumber. Ought to make good forging charcoal in a closed retort, with euc 
oil as a byproduct.
What's better than hickory for hammer handles?....pf


Allen Ortery wrote:
> If they grow in very dry areas the wood is very hard in wet not so
> good, Ausey euc is great hard wood but the stuff in California can
> suck a small river dry, uses all water it can get and grows very fast.
> Allen
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