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At this time of year the eucalyptus trees shed their bark. Underneath the new bark can have the most amazing colours! The one eucalypt with the pink bark is called a "lemon eucalyptus" because it gives off the most beautiful lemony scent, especially on humid days like today!
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redj 18
redj 18
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Thank you!
I have learned something on this 25 December !!
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Robbie
Robbie
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Can you tap it for oil like a maple tree? Is the bark as paperlike as it looks?
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Muse
Muse
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@Robbie The bark is almost like cardboard. People do get essential oils from eucalyptus, but I don't know if they tap the tree to get it. I believe they get it more from the leaves.
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Sam Smith
Sam Smith
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Eucalyptus farms plant trees, mowing them down as saplings, chipping then streaming them to extract the oils. The mown trunks then sprout new saplings which grow until they are of harvest size. It's not perpetual, eventually they need to be replanted after some years.
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tomgrzybow
tomgrzybow
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There was some of this practice with Witchhazel (Hamamelis) in the US - I cannot remember exactly where or when...
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Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier
Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier
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a Wedderburn chappie doing it the olde way
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-27/reclaiming-the-past-to-distill-eucalyptus-oil-in-wedderburn/7662910

and notes on your Corymbia, @Muse 😀


Reclaiming the past to distil eucalyptus oil in Wedderburn

One man and team of volunteers turn eucalyptus leaves into oil using methods of the 1800s in an area once famous for its oil production.
Larissa Romensky (ABC News)
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Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier
Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier
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oops - would be handier if i included the link
https://edibleoz.com.au/products/lemon-scented-gum-corymbia-citriodora-seeds-bush-tucker-plant

LEMON SCENTED GUM (Corymbia Citriodora) 'Bush Tucker Plant Seeds'

A tall smooth-barked gum with strongly lemon-scented leaves. Its elegant form is an attractive feature of the Lemon-scented Gum and it has been described as one of Australia’s most beautiful trees and "reliably vertical".
Edible Oz
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Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier
Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier
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Here ya go, @tomgrzybow@societas.online
It seems that the center of the industry is in Connecticut, while
"Traditionally, the forests of Connecticut, western Rhode Island and south eastern Massachusetts have yielded ample witch hazel to supply the mill. Because of fragmentation of forestland, witch hazel cutters (who typically contract with the mill to supply a fixed amount of witch hazel per season) have had to travel into western Massachusetts and southern Vermont and New Hampshire to obtain material."
https://dem.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur861/files/programs/bpoladm/stratpp/forprod/pdfs/witchazbr.pdf
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tomgrzybow
tomgrzybow
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Oh, Thanks! So it is not systematic. If I owned that business I would try to develop a dependable supply.

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