A 50-foot eucalyptus tree fell across the roadway in Martinez during Tuesday’s wind and rain storm.
The tree fell on Starflower Dr. near Arnold Dr.
City crews are trying to remove it but they expect it to take several hours.
The road is completely blocked, so use caution if you’re in the area.
photo credit: Craig Cannon – for use only on Claycord.com
Eucalyptus trees are inherently dangerous. They have shallow root systems that make them prone to fall over in wind storms that other trees easily survive. They are prone to drop branches without warning, and they burn fiercely in vegetation fires.
neat picture; not sure why, but I like the shot.
Eucalyptus weeds are a non-native hazard to California.
How long do they need to grow wild in our state before we call them a native?
Long enough for all of them to fall or burn, I guess.
That huge eucalyptus on Clayton Rd, near Goodwill, is an accident waiting to happen.
Yes it is, but it is a heritage accident waiting to happen.
I always thought that was a Valley Oak tree…interesting.
It used to have a giant twin. I think the city arborist keeps a close watch on it, but I’d hate to be too close the day one of those mighty limbs spontaneously shears off (as they do). That wood weighs almost as much as steel.
@Silva
I was there the day they cut down that other eucalyptus, just on the other side of the driveway in/out of the center. Quite a crowd to witness the removal of a massive tree, which had unfortunately become a hazard. I’m all for retaining “heritage” trees, but in the case of the lowly eucalyptus, coming from Australia, they aren’t native to the US, and they’re very well known for limbs suddenly breaking off.
anotheranon, Wow!