>10% of Portugal is covered with Eucalyptus monocultures
>>215989331wouldnt that mean it would be on fire all the time
>10%Where I live is more around 30%. But at least they don’t spread much. The biggest problem has to be acacias though, those are a pest and can renegerate a bunch of times after cut.
>>215989518>Where I live is more around 30%>*lights a cigarette*nothing personal joao
>>215989331>>215989379>>215989518Every time I go north it's eucalyptae as far as the eye can see. We sold this country out to big paper and the dividends that make their way to the commoner are poorly executed and delayed public works and wild fires that kill by the dozen, if we're lucky. This is an african country and I won't pretend otherwise.
>>215989568Do it, nothing of value would be lost
>>215989586I don’t understand, I thought we lived in the era of no paper
>>215989568>>215989605they are actually quite fire resistant despite being highly flammable so all you'd be doing is killing the nearby flora
>>215989785>quite fire resistant despite being highly flammablethat doesn't make sense
>>215989586>This is an african country and I won't pretend otherwise.Yeah, like, our poorest, landlocked region with no natural resources (Extremadura) is somehow richer than most if not all of Portugal.I know GDP is a meme, but even still, IDK how can anyone mess it up this bad.I don't even think it'd be beneficial to even have you guys in our country. It'd be a massive money pit, and we already have millions of lazy Andalusians to take care of.
>>215989715>he trusts banks>he doesn't bury his life savings in the backyard or hide them under the mattressThe eternal poortuguese requires physical currency to feel secure. As long as poortuguese exist, paper will be required. And don't get me started on the scratchies, that's paper too!
>>215989827they are fire adapted, they can withstand some of the heat, they are also adapted to scatter their seeds when on fire, so wildfires help them reproduce on top of killing competition.some pine species are like that too, they scatter needles all around so their surroundings catch fire more easily, the heat from the fire will then crack their pine cones open and help continue the cycle.
>>215989827Eucalyptus trees reproduce by starting and spreading fires. It's part of their reproductive strategy.They accumulate a highly flammable and toxic oil inside their trunk that builds pressure inside.Once an exceptionally hot summer arrives, these trees literally explode in flames and cause massive forest fires.This benefits the eucalyptus because they are extremely slow growing trees, and other plants would outcompete it for sunlight.By burning every other plant they prevent this, plus the ashes are just fertilizer for the saplings to grow.You would think that this kills the eucalyptus tree, but it doesn't. The trunk can be completely charred but the next year new branches will be sprouting like nothing happened.Those massive fires in Portugal, Spain, California and other US regions are caused because 100 years ago a bunch of Australian businessmen scammed people all over the world into planting those trees, without telling them they take like 100 years to fully mature.This sounds like a retarded cartoon show plot, but it's not, it's our reality now.
>>215989331That does not seem like a bright idea.
>>215989785>so all you'd be doing is killing the nearby floranot really. More biodiverse forests resist fires better because they reduce the heat and volume of the fire. Meanwhile eucalyptus plantation spread the fire extremely fast and the flammable oil that covers them encourage it.
>>215990310>>215990075Why doesn'r Europe and America eradicate eucalyptus trees?
>>215990310>Those massive fires in Portugal, Spain, California and other US regions are caused because 100 years ago a bunch of Australian businessmen scammed people all over the world into planting those trees, without telling them they take like 100 years to fully mature.>This sounds like a retarded cartoon show plot, but it's not, it's our reality now.People have always been aware of how flammable the eucalyptus tree is. The reason it's everywhere is because it grows super fast
>>215990425>The reason it's everywhere is because it grows super fast*and so easier to make a profit
>>215990310The incel of trees
>>215990499>is actually profitable not really
>>215990391>>215990310Fires are also because of the unnatural state of forests which comes from not allowing fires. i think there's more trees in the world that similarly are adapted to fire to some degree, because it's a normal thing in nature. even hardy eucalypts absolutely cannot survive the massive fires in unnatural conditions either. it's too much heat.
>>215990422because it's profitable. Besides, even if there was an organized effort, eliminating a species so widespread isn't feasible, specially a slow growing one like eucalyptus.
