Eucalyptus honey

Eucalyptus is a plant native to Australia.

The introduction of various eucalyptus species to France dates back to March 1804:

It was made by a gardener from the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, who brought back young shrubs (Anonymous, 1861b).

In Naples, Italy, eucalyptus was planted from seed in 1808 in a private garden (Anonymous, 1834). Eucalyptus robusta was introduced in Italy in 1825 (Dejean, 1825) and planted in London in 1838 (Loudon, 1838).

There are over a hundred varieties of eucalyptus.

Comptoir du Miel eucalyptus honey is harvested in Spain in the province of Galicia.

The area covered by eucalyptus in Spain has grown particularly rapidly. It has grown from 28,000 hectares (69,190 acres) in 1973 to over 300,000 hectares (741,300 acres) in 2018, more than tenfold in 45 years.

Until the second half of the 20th century, eucalyptus trees were rare in the Galician landscape. But in the late 1950s, the central government began promoting the planting of fast-growing tree species in the region, with the opening of a state-run pulp processing plant.

This happened at a time of urban migration, when many people fled rural areas for the cities in search of better living conditions.

Eucalyptus planting was practical; plantations require little care and trees can be sold after 12 to 15 years of growth.

Did you know?

Eucalyptus trees are now proliferating in Galicia and are considered a fire accelerant. There’s even a controversy about the reforestation of eucalyptus!