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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I was told by a guy selling biomass boilers that eucalyptus has one of the best BTUs as firewood with a faster growing time than a lot of other trees. I've no idea if he was right though. 
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    You're not supposed to use them as indoor plants in offices and the like (those big atria with a full size garden including mature trees) because they tend to explode when they burn, apparently. Maybe only specific ones.
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Lyn said:
    Oh yes, I can vouch for that as well.  A friend of ours had them lining his drive,  he had to get tree fellers in as they were too big for him to manage. 
    I had just one in the garden where we lived before here,  it was huge in no time. And a bit spindly. 

    There's a joke in there, but I'll resist.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited November 2021
    Oh dear 
 it doesn’t help the cause of the farmers advocating for more environmentally aware farming when someone like this doesn’t understand basic maths. 

    “
 A 1pc improvement on 100 farms is a 100pc improvement 
”

    https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/norfolk-farm-conservationist-jake-fiennes-speaking-at-cop26-8460178  (you’ll have to scroll down for the context of the quote)





    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited November 2021
    Well if that’s the sort of maths that’s predominating at COP26 we’ll have put an end to climate change by Christmas. đŸ€Ș 

    Bet his boss has fun when it comes to negotiating his pay rise 😂 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    @Pat E Like @punkdoc I shall be keeping any that grow to shrub size.   Next door they've let one grow and are now having to call in tree surgeons as it's grown too big.  Huge.  


    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    I’m not surprised Obelixx. They are all over our hundred acres with no help from us. 🙄 
    S. E. NSW
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    Thanks for that link @Dovefromabove That's given the engineers I work with a good laugh for a Friday morning.
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Just like our native ash and sycamore and the flipping imported mimosa.  Some eejit planted 2 here years ago and now they're sprouting all over.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Our ndn had a eucalyptus and it became enormous in a short time.  Luckily when they had a new extension and patio,  it had to be removed. I did read something a while ago with someone saying they get a bad rap, apparently there are cultivars that are not overpowering monsters.  Unfortunately I can't remember the details.
    AB Still learning

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