Posted by Farm1 on February 21, 2012, 10:24 pm
> Hi,
> As a first post I thought I would ask if it's possible to reduce the
> size of my two eucalyptus trees. Unfortunately they have become very
> leggy at approx 35ish foot. I was hoping to lop off the tops down to
> approx 20ft. Would this be ok and would it produce a more bushy tree.
Yes, it would be very OK. However, if you chop them off at about ankle
height, they will come more like a bush than a tree and that is the option I
owuld take in most instances. If you chop them off at 20 ft, they are
likely to come back like a moptop.
In South America, eucalypts are regularly chopped down time and time again
as a renewable source of timber. Having seen the use the people of Sth Am
make of them, I'm trying to get my husband to agree to planting a grove of
Tasmanisn Blue Gums, but he hates the sods so I guess I'll have to work on
finding another euc that he prefers.
Posted by David Hare-Scott on February 22, 2012, 1:22 am
manc1973 wrote:
> Hi,
> As a first post I thought I would ask if it's possible to reduce the
> size of my two eucalyptus trees. Unfortunately they have become very
> leggy at approx 35ish foot. I was hoping to lop off the tops down to
> approx 20ft. Would this be ok and would it produce a more bushy tree.
> Kind Regards Clive
It would help if said what species they are but many eucalypts naturally
grow tall and leggy. I would take them lower to about 10ft and leave all
the new shoots to spread and bush out. They are likely to sprout new shoots
from the base not just where you cut them. Depending on species the trunks
and branches may be good for construction or firewood or both. Some species
take to coppicing on a regular basis once established without any ill
effects.
David
Posted by Farm1 on February 22, 2012, 10:16 pm
> manc1973 wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> As a first post I thought I would ask if it's possible to reduce the
>> size of my two eucalyptus trees. Unfortunately they have become very
>> leggy at approx 35ish foot. I was hoping to lop off the tops down to
>> approx 20ft. Would this be ok and would it produce a more bushy tree.
>>
>> Kind Regards Clive
> It would help if said what species they are but many eucalypts naturally
> grow tall and leggy.
:-)) My thoughts exactly. I suspect some people think all Eucalypts are
alike.
Posted by Billy on February 23, 2012, 4:33 pm
> Hi,
>
> As a first post I thought I would ask if it's possible to reduce the
> size of my two eucalyptus trees. Unfortunately they have become very
> leggy at approx 35ish foot. I was hoping to lop off the tops down to
> approx 20ft. Would this be ok and would it produce a more bushy tree.
>
> Kind Regards Clive
Prune an eucalyptus? Are you mad? Wait for a gentle breeze, and the
limbs will fall off by themselves.
--
Billy
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Posted by David Hare-Scott on February 23, 2012, 8:44 pm
Billy wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> As a first post I thought I would ask if it's possible to reduce the
>> size of my two eucalyptus trees. Unfortunately they have become very
>> leggy at approx 35ish foot. I was hoping to lop off the tops down to
>> approx 20ft. Would this be ok and would it produce a more bushy tree.
>>
>> Kind Regards Clive
>
> Prune an eucalyptus? Are you mad? Wait for a gentle breeze, and the
> limbs will fall off by themselves.
Tut tut, such generalisations, and in public too.
David
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> As a first post I thought I would ask if it's possible to reduce the
> size of my two eucalyptus trees. Unfortunately they have become very
> leggy at approx 35ish foot. I was hoping to lop off the tops down to
> approx 20ft. Would this be ok and would it produce a more bushy tree.