Eucalyptus

About 600; for a full list, see

Fire

Eucalypts regenerate very quickly after fire. After the 2000 Canberra fires, hectares of imported species were killed, whereas in a matter of weeks the gum trees were putting out suckers and looking generally cheerful. Gum trees are also very accomplished at scavenging water at the expense of other plants.

Related Topics:
Fire - Canberra

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However, the two valuable timber trees E. regnans and E. delegatensis are killed by fire and only regenerate from seed. The same fire that has had little impact on forests around Canberra have resulted in thousands of hectares of dead ash forests. There has been some debate as to whether to leave the stands, or attempt to harvest the mostly undamaged timber.

Related Topics:
E. regnans - E. delegatensis

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