Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I am getting a tree surgeon in for this of course, I am not going to attempt
it myself with scissors or anything, but I want to make sure he answers
correctly.

Thanks!
ROSIE

"Rosie" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height
off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I don't know about the Gumtree but the Letlandi will be back to 100 foot
within the blink of an eye nothing can slow them except chopping down to
ground level and grubbing up the roots -- as you may gather I can't stand
the things.

In article , Rosie
writes
Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I am getting a tree surgeon in for this of course, I am not going to attempt
it myself with scissors or anything, but I want to make sure he answers
correctly.

Thanks!
ROSIE


I have read reports on here that if you trim a Leylandii back to the
trunk/bare branch it won't grow green stuff again. This was just after I
had taken one right back to said trunk and bare branches :-((

2 months later growing the green stuff and now a lovely screen again
:-))

Mike

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Rosie,
I can't vouch for a gum tree that high, but mine are like "cut and come
again" lettuces.
I have taken a 20 foot tree down to 18 inches in March and it was back up to
10 feet by the end of the summer.

Steve

"Rosie" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height
off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I am getting a tree surgeon in for this of course, I am not going to
attempt
it myself with scissors or anything, but I want to make sure he answers
correctly.

Thanks!
ROSIE

Re the leylandii why bother with the expense when they'll be right back
again in 5 minutes? Try cutting 101ft off them it shouldnt cost much more
and will be permanent.

--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups)

Well the council are about to start a major housing development right behind
my leylandii, so at least they are sparing me the sight of building works
for now....

ROSIE

Tumbleweed wrote in message
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"Rosie" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height
off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half
the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I am getting a tree surgeon in for this of course, I am not going to
attempt
it myself with scissors or anything, but I want to make sure he answers
correctly.

Thanks!
ROSIE

Re the leylandii why bother with the expense when they'll be right back
again in 5 minutes? Try cutting 101ft off them it shouldnt cost much more
and will be permanent.

--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks before replying (but no email reply necessary to
newsgroups)

Mike

I have read reports on here that if you trim a Leylandii back to the
trunk/bare branch it won't grow green stuff again. This was just after I
had taken one right back to said trunk and bare branches :-((

2 months later growing the green stuff and now a lovely screen again
:-))

Mike

I agree with Mike. I've also seen Leylandii bush up to a thick hedge
from bare trunks after the green top was cut off.

In article , Rosie said:

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

Hi Rosie,

My neighbour's eucalyptus was cropped from around 60' to 30' early last
year, and it seems to be growing upwards just fine (about 2-3' so far).

The tree-surgeon was no artist though, and gave the poor thing a bit of
a "flat-top" effect. Seems a shame, I kind of liked it when it was
taller, though with the winds we get up here (100' AMSL -- and that's a
mountain by Essex standards), it used to bend over a little in the
breeze, so I can understand it was making them a little nervous.

Best wishes,


--Neil.



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"Rosie" wrote in message ...
Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I am getting a tree surgeon in for this of course, I am not going to attempt
it myself with scissors or anything, but I want to make sure he answers
correctly.

Thanks!
ROSIE

Hi Rosie...I once took 6ft off a 30ft Leylandii and it had all
grown back by the time I got down the ladder.cheers Ken

In article , Ken
Saunders writes
"Rosie" wrote in message
.uk...
Hello,

I have about 80 foot of gum tree/eucalyptus - if I chop half the height off,
will it continue to grow upwards okay?

I also have three leylandii which are about 100 foot - if I chop half the
height of these, will they continue to grow okay?

I am getting a tree surgeon in for this of course, I am not going to attempt
it myself with scissors or anything, but I want to make sure he answers
correctly.

Thanks!
ROSIE

Hi Rosie...I once took 6ft off a 30ft Leylandii and it had all
grown back by the time I got down the ladder.cheers Ken

It took you two years to get down the ladder? that must be an all time
record!
--
David