> so they can chop down all the trees eucalyptus seeds activate in the heat of forest fires. their "ornamental" "rainbow" bark sheds so that the trees suck up and transpire 18-20x more water than other trees. their bark has a flammable oil in it, and they shed this bark into the dry grass that they dry out. eucalyptus is an invasive species from australia, introduced in the 1850s by the same man who introduced the wild hogs which spread throughout the american south. it is also illegal in la to cut down these invasive trees due to their "ornamental value"
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