"Wild Billy" wrote in message
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"Farm1" wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Billy wrote:
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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

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

Uh huh. I've live around eucalyptus trees all my life. Damn things may

make fast growing wind breaks, but they are dangerous.

Billy that is crap. SOME Eucalypts can be dangerous. Not all Eucalypts
are
dangerous.

Reminds me of Australians. They can be brash and impulsive, AND helpful,
good friends. Now don't get your shorts in a twist, Fran. That was meant
as a compliment.

We had a bit of a wind storm today, and the trees here in the hills were
movin' around pretty good, so I was worried what it would be doin' out
on the flats. To get into town, quickly, I need to drive through a stand
of eucalyptus, and was amazed that the road wasn't cluttered with limbs.
So much for stereotyping.

Nyah, nyah nee nyah nyah! Told ya so!

(Ducking and running......)