g'day paul,

ther would be no accounting for which way a tree may fall, or when it
may fall, i've seen as many drop when there has been no strong winds
or storms as what i have that have fallen from wind assistance. odd
realy a tree that might withstand a cyclone might fall a very long
time later. so advice to you and all those other gardeners (who were
inadvisedly cojolled into buying these trees for the garden) don't sit
under them on a summers day for a shady rest.

there are other more garden and street planting friendly eucalypt's
(gum's as we call). the gum like lots of open ground above their root
zones, so you can imagine if they are grwoing near an ashphelted or
cemented area their roots will be uneven as they won't grow properly
under those places.

trees that are out of balance ie.,. lots of their upper foliage on one
side or the other, trees with the slightest lean on them, and trees
that have been heavily lopped by inexperienced tree loppers, they are
high on the danger list. having said all that i ahve seen the
healthiest and straightest looking tree fall before the others.

maybe gardeners need to look at getting them removed? it's not 'if'
something miight happen it is 'when' something might happen.

they grew them in the USofA in california that i know of and now they
are an environmental weed, same in madagascar taking over their
natural habitat.



On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:56:12 +0100, Paul Woodsford
wrote:

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

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