We are thinking of drastically reducing the height of a eucalyptus gunnii
tree. There is plenty of advice to keep them cut back regularly to obtain
the young foliage, but what will it do if it is thirty years old and has
never been cut back before? Will it still resprout and when is a good time
to do it? Supposing it is chopped off at about ten feet high, would it
sprout from the top, which would please the neighbours, or from ground
level? Has anyone tried this?

On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:08:55 +0100, Tahiri wrote:

We are thinking of drastically reducing the height of a eucalyptus
gunnii tree. There is plenty of advice to keep them cut back regularly
to obtain the young foliage, but what will it do if it is thirty years
old and has never been cut back before? Will it still resprout and when
is a good time to do it? Supposing it is chopped off at about ten feet
high, would it sprout from the top, which would please the neighbours,
or from ground level? Has anyone tried this?

Not done this with a 30 year old one, but I would expect it to sprout from
the top. Most Eucalyptus are very resilient (but no warranty). I've seen
some looking healthy which have apparently been chopped back when mature.

You can also cut off or rub out any ground level sprouts whilst the top re-
establishes.

I would assume spring might be a good time when growth is strong.

This advice is worth roughly what you paid for it! ;-)

Cheers


Dave R

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We are thinking of drastically reducing the height of a eucalyptus
gunnii tree. There is plenty of advice to keep them cut back regularly
to obtain the young foliage, but what will it do if it is thirty years
old and has never been cut back before? Will it still resprout and when
is a good time to do it? Supposing it is chopped off at about ten feet
high, would it sprout from the top, which would please the neighbours,
or from ground level? Has anyone tried this?

Not done this with a 30 year old one, but I would expect it to sprout from
the top. Most Eucalyptus are very resilient (but no warranty). I've seen
some looking healthy which have apparently been chopped back when mature.

You can also cut off or rub out any ground level sprouts whilst the top
re-
establishes.

I would assume spring might be a good time when growth is strong.

This advice is worth roughly what you paid for it! ;-)

Cheers


Dave R

Thank you for your thoughts David. I think we will dither about the idea for
a bit longer. There are two more elms to come down first anyway. (They got
big enough to recatch dutch elm disease)

On Wednesday, 28 March 2018 20:45:04 UTC+1, Tahiri wrote:
We are thinking of drastically reducing the height of a eucalyptus
gunnii tree. There is plenty of advice to keep them cut back regularly
to obtain the young foliage, but what will it do if it is thirty years
old and has never been cut back before? Will it still resprout and when
is a good time to do it? Supposing it is chopped off at about ten feet
high, would it sprout from the top, which would please the neighbours,
or from ground level? Has anyone tried this?

Not done this with a 30 year old one, but I would expect it to sprout from
the top. Most Eucalyptus are very resilient (but no warranty). I've seen
some looking healthy which have apparently been chopped back when mature.

You can also cut off or rub out any ground level sprouts whilst the top
re-
establishes.

I would assume spring might be a good time when growth is strong.

This advice is worth roughly what you paid for it! ;-)

Cheers


Dave R

Thank you for your thoughts David. I think we will dither about the idea for
a bit longer. There are two more elms to come down first anyway. (They got
big enough to recatch dutch elm disease)

When my mother's large eucalyptus was badly damaged in a storm, she had it cut down to near the base and it regrew quit happily and is still there 20 odd years later.

In our previous home we had a number of elm trees in the hedges and when they died back, I contacted the forestry commission who said to leave them. Apparently it is not warm enough in the UK (despite being 'English' elms) to flower and set seed instead the propagate bu suckering. At leat that's what I was told.

Jonathan

Thank you for your thoughts David. I think we will dither about the idea
for
a bit longer. There are two more elms to come down first anyway. (They got
big enough to recatch dutch elm disease)

When my mother's large eucalyptus was badly damaged in a storm, she had it
cut down to near the base and it regrew quit happily and is still there 20
odd years later.

In our previous home we had a number of elm trees in the hedges and when
they died back, I contacted the forestry commission who said to leave them.
Apparently it is not warm enough in the UK (despite being 'English' elms) to
flower and set seed instead the propagate bu suckering. At least that's what
I was told.

Jonathan


Useful comment re your mother's eucalyptus, thank you. What part of the
country was that?

As for the elms, they certainly sucker madly but they also flower when big
enough. The spread of youngsters is sufficient that I am sure some of them
are seedlings even if only a small proportion of seeds were viable. (This is
North Wales, but at low level.)

T.

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Tahiri wrote:

As for the elms, they certainly sucker madly but they also flower when big
enough. The spread of youngsters is sufficient that I am sure some of them
are seedlings even if only a small proportion of seeds were viable. (This is
North Wales, but at low level.)

They certainly flower, but don't propagate by seed much. Wych elms do,
however.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Thursday, 5 April 2018 08:59:03 UTC+1, Tahiri wrote:

Thank you for your thoughts David. I think we will dither about the idea
for
a bit longer. There are two more elms to come down first anyway. (They got
big enough to recatch dutch elm disease)

When my mother's large eucalyptus was badly damaged in a storm, she had it
cut down to near the base and it regrew quit happily and is still there 20
odd years later.

In our previous home we had a number of elm trees in the hedges and when
they died back, I contacted the forestry commission who said to leave them.
Apparently it is not warm enough in the UK (despite being 'English' elms) to
flower and set seed instead the propagate bu suckering. At least that's what
I was told.

Jonathan


Useful comment re your mother's eucalyptus, thank you. What part of the
country was that?


Hertfordshire.

Jonathan