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Slowly they are being eradicated. People in the East Bay are going apeshit over FEMA's plans to knock down ~10,000 eucalyptus in order to restore native vegetat
by hyperbovine 11y ago
Slowly they are being eradicated. People in the East Bay are going apeshit over FEMA's plans to knock down ~10,000 eucalyptus in order to restore native vegetation and prevent a(nother) disastrous fire in the Oakland hills. On the other hand they seem to be very popular in Napa and along the 101 as windbreaks. Maybe we'll never get rid of them.
- callmeed 11y agoYeah, wind break is their only redeeming quality. One of my favorite golf courses here would be a lot less fun without them.
- hkmurakami 11y agoA bunch of Eucalyptus trees lining the streets along the hills bordering 280 have been removed over the last 5 years. I was sad at first from seeing these trees I grew up with go away, but then my friend educated me about the invasive nature of the trees, and now that a few years have passed since the first wave of removals in my neighborhood, I can say that I've become accustomed to the new sights.
- dredmorbius 11y ago"Widowmakers". The last thing you want next to a highway in a strong wind is a eucalyptus tree.