Post by Wynette:
I wrote a while back about how eucalyptus trees were introduced in Galicia in the late 1800s and they have somewhat taken over. 10% of the trees in Spain and 30% of the trees in Galicia are now eucalyptus. They out-compete the native trees and about the only plants you see growing under them is a very common fern.
Now, when I see a different kind of tree, I think “this is what the eucalyptus is replacing.” Here are some beautiful trees we have seen lately: