We are being attacked in California by the horrible eucalyptus leaf beetle - a huge infestation that started in 2003 - I have to pay a lot of money to treat my 30-year old trees every six months - trees which shade my home and yard in our hot summers.
My city has decided not to treat any eucalyptus trees on city-owned property - too expensive - so they will be cut down, unfortunately. Eucalyptus are not suited to California and are illegal to plant in San Francisco (firefighters call them gasoline trees).
Hate to see them cut down - and replaced with smaller crepe myrtle trees - the wood can be burned but will coat the inside of your chimney with creosote:
“The wood’s high natural oil content accelerates the formation of flammable creosote in chimneys, requiring frequent professional cleaning to prevent chimney fires.”
Eucalyptus are not native to California. They were brought in from other parts of the world. That is probably why they decided not to save them. And the Benjamins