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Cake day: June 28th, 2023

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  • Do they actually promote fire, not just benefit from it? I hadn’t heard that.

    Around here (SF Bay Area) people are removing eucalyptus right and left because it’s oily and super flammable and the trees explode when they get hot enough, throwing the tree version of Molotov cocktails.

    There is a whole list of trees and shrubs that “promote fire” that’s already started and are being disallowed by insurance and HOAs. But I haven’t seen redwood on any of the lists.





  • It takes a LOT of work for most people to go from lawn to native plants. Disturbed earth will grow invasives first. I’ve got an unwatered 10x20 space that I hand weed, carefully preserving natives and desirable volunteers. If I don’t stay on top of it, it’s all burr clover, Himalayan blackberry and puncture vine in no time. I had hope that if I could reestablish natives it would settle down and be maintenance free, but it’s been too many years to keep that dream alive.