But no expert believes even a Los Angeles completely carpeted with native plants could have impeded the blowtorch of fire that swept through an area deprived of rain and desperately dry.

Video from the scene showed the 20-foot Eucalyptus tree uprooted and toppled ... The heaviest of the rain slammed the area Saturday, which led to flooding and street closures in some areas and ...

It struggles in heavy, wet soil, so if you live somewhere with frequent rain and poor drainage, you may need to make adjustments to its growing environment.” Eucalyptus plants do not tolerate ...