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Forestry 1980 53(2):129-143; doi:10.1093/forestry/53.2.129
© 1980 by Institute of Chartered Foresters
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Prospects for Eucalypts as Forest Trees in Great Britain

JULIAN EVANS

Forestry Commission, Research and Development Division Alice Holt Lodge, Surrey

Eucalypts are currently the most widely planted genus in the tropics and sub-tropics. In Britain, they have remained of ornamental interest only because of a reputation for poor cold tolerance. Examination of trial plots and single trees indicates that some species can survive British winters without serious damage, notably E. archeri, E. niphophila and higher altitude seed origins of E. coccifera, E. debeuzevillei, E. glaucescens and E. gunnii. All non-shrub species show fast growth.

The evidence of adequate cold tolerance and fast growth suggests that some eucalypts could have a place in British forestry. A small research programme is being undertaken, mainly with E. gunnii, to evaluate eucalypts on a range of sites and to identify cold tolerant seed origins. In the future production of hybrids combining cold tolerance, fast growth, and good timber quality followed by their large-scale propagation vegetatively is feasible.


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