The Eucalyptus in California

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, 30 January 1908, Page 7

The Eucalyptus in California

The spread of the eucalyktus tree in. California proves how adaptable it is to that country: GroviS iL%** ° T^'* 1 thoiisand acres are dotted o^e? w % a • c be ? uty ° r the hills ' surrounding the h^y of 'Frisco -is rendered more attractive, by their clothing of pun trees,; which grow there with all the luixiuriance which chpracterises them in Australia ' 'Itwas m 1856 that the first eucalyptus tree was taken were from Australia -and planted in -California • Stephen Nolan, a nurs-eryrren, a few -years later induced a sea captain to bring him some ' blue- P-urn ' seeds from Australia. These he pl-n^d, and continuing to import amd propagate, he found a ready sale for the young trees. Ellwood Cooler, the present Commissioner of horticulture of t-he State, was another of ttibse who early bwq,n to, plant eucalvntus. Tn 1870 he planted some 200 acres, selecting for -i>he pumose exceedingly "oor land. To-day be hps a fine forest, and es+im&tes he co'vlid cut moo enrds yearly without imn>«iring the volume of ptrowt-h. v The experiment station of the University of California took u-n the planting of eucalyptus upon: the grounds atf Berkley, and has several large groves.