Editing Eucalyptus (section)

===Europe===
====Portugal====
Eucalypts have been grown in Portugal since the mid 19th century, the first thought to be a specimen of ''[[Eucalyptus obliqua|E. obliqua]]'' introduced to [[Vila Nova de Gaia]] in 1829.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qual a origem do eucalipto e como chegou a Portugal? |url=https://florestas.pt/saiba-mais/qual-a-origem-do-eucalipto-e-como-chegou-a-portugal/ |publisher=florestas.pt |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> First as an ornamental but soon after in [[plantation]]s, these eucalypts are prized due to their long and upright trunks, rapid growth and the ability to regrow after cutting. These plantations now occupy around 800,000 hectares, 10% of the country's total land area, 90% of the trees being ''[[Eucalyptus globulus|E. globulus]]''. As of the late 20th century, there were an estimated 120 species of ''Eucalyptus'' in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Floresta industrial - Silvicultura do eucalipto em Portugal |url=https://www.e-globulus.pt/biblioteca-online/dossiers/silvicultura-eucalipto-portugal |publisher=e-globulus.pt |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> The genus has also been subject to various controversies. Despite representing a large part of the agricultural economy, eucalypt plantations have a negative impact on soil destruction, inducing resistance to water infiltration and increasing the risks of erosion and soil loss, they are highly flammable, aggravating the risk for wildfires. Various Portuguese laws on eucalypt plantations have been formed and reformed to better suit both sides.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marques |first1=José Trincão |title=A expansão descontrolada do eucalipto em Portugal: "E pur si muove" |date=11 September 2018 |url=https://www.mediotejo.net/a-expansao-descontrolada-do-eucalipto-em-portugal-e-pur-si-muove-por-jose-trincao-marques/ |publisher=mediotejo.net |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

There are various ''Eucalyptus'' species of public interest in Portugal, namely a [[Karri]] in [[Coimbra]]'s Mata Nacional de Vale de Canas, considered to be Europe's tallest tree at {{convert|72|m|ft|abbr=on}} high.<ref>{{cite web |title=Árvores Monumentais de Portugal |url=http://www2.icnf.pt/portal/florestas/aip/aip-monum-pt |publisher=[[ICNF]] |access-date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=9 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109230442/http://www2.icnf.pt/portal/florestas/aip/aip-monum-pt |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eucaliptos de interesse público: um roteiro em Portugal |date=10 July 2020 |url=https://myplanet.pt/artigos/eucaliptos-de-interesse-publico/ |publisher=myplanet.pt |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

====Italy====
In [[Italy]], the ''Eucalyptus'' only arrived at the turn of the 19th century and large scale plantations were started at the beginning of the 20th century with the aim of drying up swampy ground to defeat malaria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Italian Health Tip: Eucalyptus Branches in Shower |url=http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/1/post/2015/10/italian-health-tip-eucalyptus-branches-in-shower.html |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=GRAND VOYAGE ITALY |language=en}}</ref> During the 1930s, [[Benito Mussolini]] had thousands of ''Eucalyptus'' planted in the marshes around Rome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130911/environment/The-eucalyptus-tree.485697|title=The eucalyptus tree|last=Portelli|first=Paul|date=September 11, 2013|website=timesofmalta.com|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> This, their rapid growth in the Italian climate and excellent function as windbreaks, has made them a common sight in the south of the country, including the islands of [[Sardinia]] and [[Sicily]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Seasonality of Honey|url=https://gustiblog.gustiamo.com/the-seasonality-of-honey/|access-date=28 July 2020|website=Gustiblog|date=9 November 2016 }}</ref> They are also valued for the characteristic smelling and tasting [[honey]] that is produced from them.<ref>{{Cite book|date=2010-06-01|title=Lives of the trees: an uncommon history}}</ref> The variety of ''Eucalyptus'' most commonly found in Italy is ''[[Eucalyptus camaldulensis|E. camaldulensis]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europaoggi.it/content/view/791/114/|title=Europa Oggi - Italia terra da miele|first=Gianni|last=Martino}}</ref>

====Greece====
In [[Greece]], eucalypts are widely found, especially in southern Greece and [[Crete]]. They are cultivated and used for various purposes, including as an ingredient in pharmaceutical products (e.g., creams, elixirs and sprays) and for leather production. They were imported in 1862 by botanist Theodoros Georgios Orphanides. The principal species is ''E. globulus''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Khan |first1=Naushad |last2=Fahad |first2=Shah |last3=Faisal |first3=Shah |last4=Akbar |first4=Ayasha |last5=Naushad |first5=Mahnoor |date=2020-07-06 |title=Socio-Economic and Medicinal Review of Eucalyptus Tree in the World |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=3644215 |journal=SSRN |location=Rochester, NY |doi=10.2139/ssrn.3644215|ssrn=3644215 |s2cid=233757310 }}</ref>

====Ireland====
''Eucalyptus'' has been grown in Ireland since trials in the 1930s and now grows wild in South Western Ireland in the mild climate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/plant/eucalyptus-globulus|title=''Eucalyptus globulus''|website=brc.ac.uk|year=1973|publisher=John Murray|access-date=2021-12-19|archive-date=2021-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219202146/https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/plant/eucalyptus-globulus|url-status=dead}}</ref>