Interested to read about inhibiton of germination under eucalypts. Is this
restricetd to certain species? Is there also inhibition of growth of plants
spreading in from beyond the sphere of influence?
I ask because I have a shelter-belt of large (?) snow gums, plus several
single ones scattered around elsewhere, here in South Wales (UK) and have
noticed no restriction of growth beneath them.
BTW, did you know that when eucalypts first became popular in Britain a
couple of decades ago, people planted species such as E. gunnii which were
listed as 'hardy': turns out that they are sensitive to frost but
hardiness, in Australasia, refers to restistance to drought.
Tony N-S.
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