Eucalypts cultivated in the United States by McClatchie Alfred James

Author:McClatchie, Alfred James. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Eucalyptus. [from old catalog], Forests and forestry
Publisher: Washington, Govt. print. off.
Published: 1902-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Old, East Lake Park, Los Angeles, Cal.

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Plate XLVll.

PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF EUCALYPT8 GROWN IN AMERICA. Gl

^V*.- The tiinlK*r is strong jind durable, splits readily, and is not liable* to warp. It is useful for lumber, for fence rails, and for ix)sts. The bark is used for rootin«(, for mats, and for strings. The leaves are a source of Kucalyptus oil.

Eucalyptus g-lobulus.

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Charnrfrriyflcs,- This species is the best known of the FLucalypts and in many respects the b(»st known tree in all the world, l^aron von Mueller says of it: ''Of the more than l,ono diilerent s]K»cies of trees indigenous to Australia, humh/ptu.^ <f/ohi(his tak(»s the first position in importance*, and amon^ its own kind it is the prince of Eucalypts.'' It is the third tallest of the speci(»s of Eucalyptus, the* usual heijrht in Australia i)ein«r -<'^' t<> »><'<' f<'et. In California, where trees can b(^ found 8n or more years old, many have attained the height of 1.50 feet, and a iliameter of ?> to ♦> f(M*t during these years. One tree in Pasadena. 2;) vears old, is over 5 feet in diameter. Tn^es set thirtv vears ago along an aveiuie in Santa Barbara range from 15 to 5 feet in diamettM*. (PI. XXI.) There are many instances of th(^^e tn*es attaining the height of 50 or 75 feet in from iive to ten years. It is without dou])t the fastest growing tree in the world. It is friendlv to new conditions, and, taking all its chamcteristics into consideration, it is the best all-round Kucalypt. It has b(MMi more (extensively plant(»d throughout the world than any other Kucalypt and })robably more extensively than all other Eucalypts combined. The tree varies as to its habit of growth, but is usually (juite erect, though not always .symmetrical in form. By a continual flaking otf of its bark in patches or long strips it is l(»ft smooth and greenish or grayish in color. Oci'asionally, how<'ver, tr(H»s are s^mmi with tht^ bark pei-sistent, (»spe-<-ially near or at the base. (PI. IV, a.)

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