EUCALYPTUS
eucalyptus globulus
Myrtaceae Family

AKA
blue gum tree

Habitat and Native to Tasmania, southeastern Australia.
Grown in; tropical, sub-tropical, temperate regions of the world.

DESCRIPTION
Evergreen reaches up to about 400' high.
Trunk is twisted, with silver-gray bark.
Mature leaves are bluish green and have a tough, leathery texture.
Glands containing volatile oil are on the leaf surface.

.... wood per hectare; the foliage, mechanically removed,
is worth $150 per ton as a high-nitrogen animal feed
As for hardwoods, a plantation of eucalyptus
can generate 10 times as much
sustainable harvest as can a patch of virgin forest,
but it costs $1,000 per hectare to establish.


FOLKLORE AND TRADITIONAL USES
HABITAT