I have a Eucalyptus tree in my garden approx. six inch girth trunk 14 foot high and I've cut down all of the high foliage to 10 feet.

Q: I was told its hard to kill off a Eucalyptus so bear in mind there are no branches up to the 10ft height. What I want to do is to cut the trunk at six foot and hope side shoots will come out then keep them trimmed allow them to thicken up hopefully keep it more like a bush than tree. The alternative is to purchase a couple of Koala's for which I would build a open kennel for them to come and go as they please, hopefully go in to the tree and not walkabout ( I hate to see cages animals).
Many thanks.