Mercury News: Eucalyptus are one of the state’s most controversial trees. 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.

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Eucalyptus are one of the state’s most controversial trees. A Monterey Bay reserve may be a model for how to replace them.