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Also called blue gum, eucalyptus is a fast-growing tree native to Tasmania, an island state south of the Australian mainland.
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Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
During a recent downpour here on Kangaroo Island, burnt blue gum trees foamed mysteriously, as if soap suds had been sprayed over them.
—David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2020
The blue gum trees, a native Australian variety, which made up most of the estate, more easily adapt to fires and have regrown shoots.
—Alice Uribe, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
My favorite was Tweety bird adorned with blue gum balls for eyes.
—Taylor Seely, azcentral, 11 May 2020
Scores of koalas — as well as many other animals — have been found injured or dead on a blue gum plantation in south-west Victoria, Australia after trees on the property were logged.
—Mélissa Godin, Time, 4 Feb. 2020
According to the Gavens, the property — recently returned to the landowner — was a blue gum tree plantation operating under a lease agreement.
—Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2020
Eucalyptus trees are messy, especially blue gums, Eucalyptus globulus, the sort Lukens planted in Nipomo.
—The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
The flammable, invasive blue gum eucalyptus trees that make up 42% of the park’s 300-acre historic forest are being replaced by the less volatile mountain gum.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2017
Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
During a recent downpour here on Kangaroo Island, burnt blue gum trees foamed mysteriously, as if soap suds had been sprayed over them.
—David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2020
The blue gum trees, a native Australian variety, which made up most of the estate, more easily adapt to fires and have regrown shoots.
—Alice Uribe, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
My favorite was Tweety bird adorned with blue gum balls for eyes.
—Taylor Seely, azcentral, 11 May 2020
Scores of koalas — as well as many other animals — have been found injured or dead on a blue gum plantation in south-west Victoria, Australia after trees on the property were logged.
—Mélissa Godin, Time, 4 Feb. 2020
According to the Gavens, the property — recently returned to the landowner — was a blue gum tree plantation operating under a lease agreement.
—Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2020
Eucalyptus trees are messy, especially blue gums, Eucalyptus globulus, the sort Lukens planted in Nipomo.
—The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
The flammable, invasive blue gum eucalyptus trees that make up 42% of the park’s 300-acre historic forest are being replaced by the less volatile mountain gum.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2017
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“Blue gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20gum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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