"Chris Long" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I'm new to this group and fairly new to gardening.
I have a query. I bought a gum tree last year and planted it in a large
pot.
It has flourished and it has move into a much larger pot.

At the moment it is growing directly up and still needs support despite
being about 9 feet tall.
If i cut the top foot off will this stop the upwards growth?
Basically I'd like to keep it in the pot as we rent and i want to take the
tree with us when we move. So, I'd like to trqain it so that the height
stays the same but the trunk thickens.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Chris
www.chris.a.long.btinternet.co.uk

There is an open garden near us here in Oxon, which has several very old
Eucalyptus(i)? anyway they have all split the main stem of the plant several
times to turn a single leader into more of a shrub. They look very odd, esp
the ones split more recently since they have one flat side
D