KSBW The Central Coast: Over 200 eucalyptus trees to be removed from deadly highway stretch near Prunedale Caltrans is set to cut down more than 200 eucalyptus trees along a dangerous stretch of Highway 101 near Prunedale, following a deadly accident and multiple tree falls. ACCIDENT 5 MORE TREES HAVE ... Over 200 eucalyptus trees to be removed from deadly highway stretch near Prunedale NBC 7 San Diego: UCSD to cut down hundreds of unsafe eucalyptus trees on campus housing UCSD to cut down hundreds of unsafe eucalyptus trees on campus housing Mercury News: Eucalyptus are one of the state’s most controversial trees.

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A Monterey Bay reserve may be a model for how to replace them. Fresh tree stumps the size of dining tables line the road at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve, the remains of hulking eucalyptus trees that blanketed the ground in a thick layer of aromatic wood chips. Eucalyptus are one of the state’s most controversial trees. A Monterey Bay reserve may be a model for how to replace them.

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