EUCALYPTUS “The Timber of the Future” 
It is only in recent years that the enormous economic value of the Eucalyptus has become recognized 
although it has long been cultivated in this country as an ornamental and shade tree, for windbreaks, and, 
in a small way, for wood. The Eucalyptus is remarkable for its great number of varieties of such distinct 
characteristics. There are varieties of which the crushed leaves give a pronounced odor of mint, lemon, 
etc., some of great fragrance; in flowering the coloring runs from pure white to great masses of brilliant 
scarlet, making a beautiful display; the woods range from white, in the most rapidly growing kinds, to the 
rich mahogany color of the Rostrata, which is very hard. ^ 
The Eucalyptus will undoubtedly become one of the most important sources of general timber supply 
for the United States. It is now grown more extensively than any other tree, for forestry, within the warmer 
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zones. The Eucalypt are worthy of all the attention given them, and deserve to be still better known. 
They yield timber for hardwood supplies for all purposes and for sanitary and medicinal purpose they have 
no equal. There are about 150 varieties and are all evergreens. Eucalyptus Globulus (Blue Gum) is noted 
for the great rapidity of its growth, being one of the fastest growing of-the genus. It thrives in moist, warm 
regions, and in hot dry ones. A large Blue Gum will endure a minimum temperature of about 18-20° F. and 
a maximum of about 103° F., while the young tree will not usually endure a temperature much below 27° F. 
Eucalyptus Corynocalyx (Sugar Gum) deserves to be planted much more generally and on a larger 
scale than it has been. It does not grow quite as rapid as the Blue Gum, but it is more useful for many 
purposes, such as railroad ties, fence posts, etc. The wood is very hard and warps very little in drying. 
Eucalyptus Rostrata, or Red Gum, is one of the most valuable, and it grows under a variety of climatic 
conditions. It is one of the best all-round trees; it thrives at the coast; on the dry mesas; in the foothills, 
and in the dry, hot valleys of the interior. The usefulness of this timber is due to its durability, both under¬ 
ground and in water, as it is almost as hard as iron. It is used for all kinds of furniture, as it takes a beautiful 
polish. For telegraph poles, posts, piles and street curbing, it has no equal. 
Plant now—for now is the time. To be first in the field to supply the needs, is to reap great profits. 
There are no hardwood trees that will grow as rapidly as the Eucalypt. They will make ties in seven to ten 
years, and poles forty to fifty feet in eight to ten years, and each year increases their value. 
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