Charlie2 wrote:


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.

I've got a eucalyptus behind the shed - it was there when we bought the
house. Every year I cut it back as low as I possibly can, and end up
with a stump about 3' high. I'd go lower but it's difficult getting
the saw between the shed & the fence at that point.

I reckon it's currently about 15' high.

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Chris