On 15/09/2014 19:11, 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 can't understand why if you want to make it into a coppiced plant you
cut off all the growth to 10 ft instead of taking the top out.
It reminds me of many many years ago when I visited Addis Ababa, on the
hills outside the capitol they had planted hundred of acres of
Eucalyptus this was then being coppiced for use for everything from
scaffold poles to the leaves being bundled and sold as fuel for cooking,
nothing was wasted.
Have a look at
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...ptus&FORM=AWIR
You don't say what sort of Eucalyptus you have.
David @ a sunny side of Swansea Bay