Company thinks frost-resistant eucalyptus can thrive in southern Alabama | al.com

Company thinks frost-resistant eucalyptus can thrive in southern Alabama | al.com: "A field of eucalyptus trees near Loxley may represent the future of agriculture in the coastal South.

After several years' worth of genetic tweaking, South Carolina-based ArborGen says it has created the first ever frost-tolerant eucalyptus -- hardy down to about 16 degrees, meaning it will likely survive anywhere south of Interstate 10 in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida."