Is Eucalyptus extremely flammable?
As with any forest species, the nature, frequency and season of occurrence of fire are dependent on a variety of factors such as the accumulation of potential fuels in forests if these have not been managed. What that means is that these other forest variables are the primary determinants of fire risk, not the particular species of trees — such as Eucalyptus — that is planted. While some groups have said that Eucalyptus is very flammable, the idea that Eucalyptus fires occur more often than in other tree stands is completely unfounded; this myth has likely come from the high profile wildfires in California and Australia where Eucalyptus has been extensively planted. According to the United States Forest Service, the cause of the fires in California can be attributed to four primary reasons: 1) fire suppression policies that allowed the accumulation of fuel in the form of fallen leaves, branches, and excessive plant overgrowth in forest and wildland areas; 2) increasingly dry, hot weath
