The capacity of plants to uptake heavy metals from contaminated soils has shown great phytoremediation potential. The development, resistibility and Cd extraction ofEucalyptus globulusindividuals from metalliferous and clean sites in different years were analyzed under a specific environment.Eucalyptus globulusplanted in Guiyu for phytoremediation or cultivated in an uncontaminated, natural environment for economic purposes were transplanted to Yuecheng town, which, in recent years, has been involved in the e-waste dismantling and recycling business, to compare the phytoremediation efficiency ofEucalyptus globulustrees grown in different environments. Trees cultivated in polluted areas can remove far more Cd and Hg from the contaminated soil than the individuals from clean soils because metalliferous Eucalyptus globulus can produce more biomass and uptake more heavy metals than nonmetalliferous plants per year. As polluted environments negatively affect the growth of plants, we speculated that the phytoremediation efficiency of metalliferousEucalyptus globulusshould decrease over time and that nonmetalliferous trees should adapt to the local environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]