eucalyptus

[Steve Hall]

hi all , has anyone any experience or comments on growing eucalyptus for firewood coppice ?any outstanding speices ?would spacing be the same as native hardwoods ,is it likly to outgrow ash ? all advice welcome

[dangerous brian]

Why ! can you get euc saplings cheap or something id grow ash and birch if i were you,at least you know theres a market for it.

[slack ma girdle]

I will let you know what it burns like this winter, as i have just prunned one, and the customer did not want the wood.

[Tree Man Tom]

It burns really well, hot and smells nice to.

[Dave Martin]

Takes ages to season though.

[Eagle]

It is a very good burning wood once dry.

[windfall]

I am burning some 9 month seasoned Eucalyptus at the moment, it burns well. Excellent flames, quite a bit of crackling it does not get my stove as hot as Ash does though.

[Gnarlyoak]

Have you seen the other link on Eucalyptus? They may not be hardy enough to survive a couple of concurrent harsh winters!

[Logarithm]

I have clay soil where I am and needed some fast screening but it was a wet area and chose eucalyptus and they have taken loverly to the conditions,they hold ther leaves through the year and give good cover,quite hardy too,they grow quick so beware! The Aussies call them gum trees because of the resin they hold so keep this in mind when burning as they might leave your chimney a nice deposit! On a trip down under I was told there are over 100 different species of gum tree so I don't know if some are better for burning than others,locals told me that they all burn very well even when they are still standing.

[roseyweb]

We planted a woodland up on the estate of Eucalyptus, Nitans and gunnis (spelling) they did terribly, the site was poor and I think there just about dead. However the one that went home in my pocket and is now planted at my parents is massive.