On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:08:20 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>> Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>>
>> >Omelet wrote:
>>
>> >> I have to wonder... The scent of the leaves is similar to eucalyptus so
>> >> would small amounts of that work?
>>
>> >I'm pretty amazed at the strength of the answers. There are eucalyptus
>> >candies so clearly the stuff isn't dangerous. I get that it would be
>> >overwhleming in strength so the "small amounts" to experiment would be
>> >"very tiny amounts". If you have the oil a single drop would probably
>> >be as strong as dozens of leaves. But what if you put a drop of the oil
>> >in a small vial of neutral vegitable oil to dilute it?
>>
>> >Somehow eucalyptus is sharp where bay/laurel is mild. Once you got the
>> >dilution down I figure it would be too different to be a substitution.
>>
>> In Napa County, California, vintners have long produced wines with
>> notes of eucalyptus by growing grapes near rows of eucalyptus trees.
>> Mondavi and Heitz are noted practicers of this.
>>
>> Steve
>
>They are magnificent trees. :-)

They can be an utter pain in the arse as well, depending on species
and situation.

I recently cut down about 30 Blue Gums that the previous owners
thought were a good idea. Unfortunately they were a hybrid breed, bred
for forestry. They grow *fast* and *big* and just love to
spontaneously die and/or drop branches. Sad to see paddocks with no
trees in the short term, but I'll certainly be replacing them with
something more suitable.

Can't recall which country it is, but Eucalypts have become a pest
there.
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Jeßus

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