The Eucalyptus of California
by Robert L. Santos
California State University, Stanislaus
Librarian/Archivist
bsantos@toto.csustan.edu
Alley-Cass Publications
Denair, California
Copyright 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section One / The Early Years
From Down Under
Just Call It "eucalyptus"
Eucalyptus Discovered
Noted Writers and Authorities
"California Here I Come!"
Who Was Really First?
Interest Continues
To the End of the Century
From Rags to Riches Maybe?
The Doldrums
Renewed Interest
Section Two / Physical Properties and Uses
Physical Properties
Identification
Climate
Drought
Frost
Soils
Seeds
Young Plants
Strength
Foliage
Flowers
Bark, Trunk, and Roots
Cropping Back
The Multiplicity of Uses
As Forest Cover
For Firewood and Biomass Fuel
As Windbreaks
As Timber
As Posts, Pilings, Poles, and Railroad Ties
Uses As Hardwood
It Should Be Well-Seasoned
For Pulp, Paper, and Fibreboard
As a Boiler Cleaner
A Source of Honey
A Source of Food
As Medicine
Fighting Malaria
For Landscaping and Roadways
Section Three / Problems, Care, Economics and Species
A Fire Hazard?
Beetle Problem
Love or Hate and the Ecological Question
Planting and Care
Individual Trees, Groves, and Plantations
Economics
So Many Eucalyptus Species
Finis
Contact Information
University Library
California State University, Stanislaus
Bob L. Santos / blsantos@csustan.edu
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