Old eucalyptus tree

Must be refreshing to sit in the shade of this tree.

You almost want to bow to these old trees Katarina. They are so huge and majestic. There is another one just a few meters away.

Amazing ...

It truely is Terra.

I wonder how old ...

I do not know Terra, the only thing I know is that they are fast growing trees.

I like the Dypsis lutescens better! :>) Eucalyptus is too common here.

Are not you impressed by it's size Delonix?
The little palm is cute but I like these magestic old guys.
I can see them everywhere here too and everytime I stop and admire. This is definitely one of the bigger ones. The Dypsis lutescens, although I like them... I just do not notice the same way.
It is popular growing in the pots and everybody has 2 or 3 on the patio .
Funny is not it how opinions differ? :-)

I noticed on this and other gardening forums that people are crazy about plants I do not really care for and ignore the plants I love. Such is life.
Take care and thanks for your comment. I admire your sub tropical plant knowledge.

Klahanie:

Sorry to say: I'm not impressed. Here in California there's many large old Eucalyptus trees. It's the most non-native planted tree. More Eucalyptus species are grown in California than anywhere in the world, outside of Australia.

The first Eucalyptus trees came into California during the 1830's. They were mass-planted throughout the state as early as 1860's...then they naturalized!

is it a century tree ? ,i guess it is!

Hi Junna, I do not know when the eucalyptus was introduced to Mexico but I would speculate that in the same time as to California in 1800 ths? Although, this village was established in 1500ths.

There is a "famous" century tree in Texas but it is an oak.

The reason the Eucalyptus trees were introduced into California before many other countries was because it was going to be used as a railroad wood crop. However, the wood turned out to be too soft or hard, I can't remember right now. The trees loved the climate and naturalized in most of the state.

I suspect it was too hard.

I am looking for teak patio furniture and lots of it is not from teak but eucalyptus. I was told that is has the same properties as teak.....such as waterproof, durability and with insecticidal properties, making them naturally insect resistant. Also it is much cheaper than teak. I have not bought any yet but would consider.

Yes, most likely too hard and with too many knots. It does make very ornamental furniture...especially tables.

Thanks !!! Klahanie and Delonix, for the educational information :-)))))))))))))

I think thats a monarch sized E.virminalis. They have a lush green weepy canopy.

It turned out that Californians were not using the wood the right way. Blue Gum wood needs to be soaked in water for up to a year,then dried where it stays straight, hard, and durable.
Hard to imagine large streams or rivers being used to cure that wood in eco safe California. So,it stays pretty much unused.