Fragrant eucalyptus trees, indigenous to Australia ... The two trees are among the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up like Roman candles — although ...

Praises to our San Diego fire department for making short work of the Gilman fire. If it had reached the UCSD campus with ...

Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, southern Californians have been encouraged for years to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo non-native, ...

Cruel trolls have circulated an old post blaming California’s latest bushfires on eucalyptus trees. Experts have hosed down claims the highly-flammable tree is responsible for the latest disaster.

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...

Second, the eucalyptus is not only highly flammable but something of a weapon to surrounding plants. The genus evolved and adapted to wildfires. It survives even the harshest blaze because it can ...

Eucalyptus trees are grown in plantations in nearly 100 countries and planted as city trees on every continent besides ...

L.A. must balance fire resilience with ecological preservation by gradually replacing flammable non-native plants like ...

Portuguese eucalyptus forests are helping to replace plastics, but as the country’s climate warms up, this highly flammable tree is a growing threat to people and biodiversity. Portuguese ...

Fragrant eucalyptus trees, indigenous to Australia ... The two trees are among the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up like Roman candles ...

People use a hose to extinguish a palm tree during the Sunset fire on Vista Street in Hollywood on Jan. 8. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ...