The Eucalyptus
Subtitle: A Natural and Commercial History of the Gum Tree (Center Books in Natural History)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: February 4, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780801862311
Subjects: Forestry & related industries; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Trees & wildflowers; Nature / Field Guide Books; Forest Management; Trees; Science; Nature; Trees & Forests - General; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science / Biology; History; Life Sciences - Botany; Eucalyptus
First sentence: It has been little more than two hundred years since the founders of modern botany recognized Eucalyptus as an evergreen hardwood genus belonging to the myrtle family (Myrtaceae).
Description: "This book tells the story of how the eucalyptus - or "gum tree"--Spread from its native ranges in Australia to diverse habitats throughout the world. First regarded as an exotic novelty and a popular ornamental in European botanical and residential gardens, the eucalyptus became, especially after World War II, the favored tree of the global pulpwood industry and international agroforesters."--Jacket.