At this very moment, fires rage in Los Angeles. It’s the worst in the region’s history. So far, it’s killed more than two ...

The flammable Tasmanian blue gum has caused friction among Californians in the past for its role in wildfires. Scientists say ...

Dr Moore said it was true that eucalyptus trees were capable of causing devastation – pointing to the 1991 blaze in San ...

The blue gum eucalyptus, some reaching nearly 200 feet high, are thought to be the tallest stand of hardwood trees in North America. Across Strawberry Creek to the south lies the Grinnell Natural Area ...

eucalyptus, which is called the water guzzler is also hostile to other species and almost the entire local biodiversity. In the face of all the evidence about the impact of the blue gum trees ...

The Tasmanian blue gum — known for its peeling stringybark ... "[Los Angeles] already has a naturally fire adapted flora — nothing like eucalyptus, but they have plenty of shrubs and trees ...

“In California, eucalyptus can have a bad reputation due to invasive species like the Tasmanian blue gum, so choose wisely,” he says. This ability varies both by species and the local growing ...

Several readers have asked whether Australia's famous eucalyptus trees have helped spread the bushfires which have raged for months. Also known as the gum tree, these forests are some of the most ...