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Eucalyptus tree
and still just as dangerous, someone said a long time ago in this
group there where a couple or so specimens plant at dover i think they where pretty large. i've seen them in pictures on tv as street trees in the USA not good hey? they're a weed in california (if i recall correctly) also a weed in madagascar, nothing unusual about a native plants from one region becoming a pest in another. people with small gardens should plant small plants shrubby trees say around 3 to 4 meter mark. only in the past period over here again someone lost their life to a falling limb, i think they camped under one? bad move. On 29 Jan 2008 18:29:12 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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Eucalyptus tree
judith.lea wrote:
On Jan 29, 4:03 pm, Sacha wrote: On 29/1/08 15:56, in article , I read this previous thread with interest: http://tinyurl.com/2cuh86. I'm afraid I have no idea what species my eucalyptus is: it was here when we bought the house. I'm in Cambridgeshire. My tree is quite close to my house (~4m), but actually closer to my neighbour's. I'd estimate it to be around 4-5m tall and it seems like around a metre of this growth has been in the last year (but do correct me if that sounds wildly inaccurate). I'd like to know whether I ought to get someone out to lop it or remove it altogether or whether it's safe to leave it (I really like it). I've been rather scared by the idea it could grow extremely tall, but also confused by the number of species and effect of climate. Also, if I need to get it seen to - are there any rough ideas as to the cost? I should add that my gardening knowledge is virtually non-existant. Grateful for any hints. Jo Jo, it all depends on what type of Eucalyptus it is. I had Eucalyptus Gunni about 3 metres from the house and it didn't create any problems. Google Gunni and see if that is any help to you. Judith E. gunnii is certainly one of the most popular sold in UK. But this site will be helpful to Jo, I think. http://www.macfoliage.co.uk/ -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon My neighbour had a eucalyptus that grew at that sort of rate. It blew down (fortunately the other way and without causing too much damage). What do you loose by trying to coppice it ? ( cut down close to ground level and allow thin shoots to regrow. Take these out every few years.) Paul -- CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames |
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Here's a good place to have a look through hardy eucalyptus types. http://www.angelfire.com/bc/eucalyptus/ But unfortunately there are a lot of them, though only a few of them are commonly grown in Britain, especially gunnii, globulus, archeri, perriniana, nipophila, pauciflora, to a lesser degree debeuzevillei, coccifera, gregsoniana, rodwayi, delegatensis, dalrympleana, crenulata, subcrenulata, etc, etc. Though the three I have in my garden are none of those... Frankly if it is anything like one of the first few in that list, it probably is. |
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