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Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark
Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the
summer months? if you know please reply by email, taking out "the rubbish" cheers John T |
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Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark
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Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the summer months? if you know please reply by email, taking out "the rubbish" cheers John T Aye, that they do.. Some of em!.. Depends on the species but its one of the attractions folk buy 'em for! Ooh Argh!-) // Jim |
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"John T" wrote in message ... On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:59:58 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: John T wrote: Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the summer months? if you know please reply by email, taking out "the rubbish" cheers John T Aye, that they do.. Some of em!.. Depends on the species but its one of the attractions folk buy 'em for! Ooh Argh!-) // Jim Cheers. The only problem now is getting a hydraulic platform through the house to top the b*gg*r again! What a way to treat a magnificient tree. [Franz Heymann] John T |
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On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 11:57:09 GMT, John T wrote:
Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the summer months? That's what mature eucalyptus do. Here's an excuse to vacation in either Australia or California for some first-hand research. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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John T wrote:
On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:59:58 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: John T wrote: Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the summer months? if you know please reply by email, taking out "the rubbish" cheers John T Aye, that they do.. Some of em!.. Depends on the species but its one of the attractions folk buy 'em for! Ooh Argh!-) // Jim Cheers. The only problem now is getting a hydraulic platform through the house to top the b*gg*r again! John T Depending on the species and how old it is you may be able to coppice instead.. Assuming its not too close to a building this may be an easier option.. www.eucalyptus.co.uk and their catalogue may help you ID it. / Jim |
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message ...
"John T" wrote in message ... On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:59:58 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: John T wrote: Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the summer months? if you know please reply by email, taking out "the rubbish" cheers John T Aye, that they do.. Some of em!.. Depends on the species but its one of the attractions folk buy 'em for! Ooh Argh!-) // Jim Cheers. The only problem now is getting a hydraulic platform through the house to top the b*gg*r again! What a way to treat a magnificient tree. [Franz Heymann] Good on yer, mate! A mature gum-tree is a wonderful specimen, though distinctly non-British in appearance. (Back in the fifties my mother was visiting some English friends who asked her what a gum-tree looked like. She looked about and pointed to a rangy-looking character in the distance, and said "Rather like that"; "Oh," they said, "that's been struck by lightning". Well, we thought it was funny, anyhow.) If it's really too big for your garden -- and, like all my fellow-Australians, they do like the broad canvas -- you should get away with cutting it right down in spring instead of topping it. A gum-tree grown from seed has a thing called a lignotuber at the base, from which it springs up after bush-fires. If that doesn't work you can treat it as disposable: some of them grow so fast (as you've noticed!) that a new one will fill the scene quite nicely in no time. *Eucalyptus gunnii*, is easy to get in Britain, and very swift. I find, though, that the best Australian nostalgia comes from my *E. niphophila* and manna gum (*E. viminalis* if it was correctly labelled, but I have my doubts: it looks a lot like *dalrympleana*), whose bark peels beautifully and whose longer leaves emphasize that languid sunny-weather dangle. My *gunnii* is much more understated. The snow-gum (*niphophila*) didn't move for about six years, but then got going well. European alternatives for roughly the same kind of elegance are silver birch or, on suitable soil, arbutus. Mike. |
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message om... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "John T" wrote in message ... On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:59:58 +0100, (Jim W) wrote: John T wrote: Should our Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark, particularly in the summer months? if you know please reply by email, taking out "the rubbish" cheers John T Aye, that they do.. Some of em!.. Depends on the species but its one of the attractions folk buy 'em for! Ooh Argh!-) // Jim Cheers. The only problem now is getting a hydraulic platform through the house to top the b*gg*r again! What a way to treat a magnificient tree. [Franz Heymann] Good on yer, mate! A mature gum-tree is a wonderful specimen, though distinctly non-British in appearance. (Back in the fifties my mother was visiting some English friends who asked her what a gum-tree looked like. She looked about and pointed to a rangy-looking character in the distance, and said "Rather like that"; "Oh," they said, "that's been struck by lightning". Well, we thought it was funny, anyhow.) If it's really too big for your garden -- and, like all my fellow-Australians, they do like the broad canvas -- you should get away with cutting it right down in spring instead of topping it. A gum-tree grown from seed has a thing called a lignotuber at the base, from which it springs up after bush-fires. If that doesn't work you can treat it as disposable: some of them grow so fast (as you've noticed!) that a new one will fill the scene quite nicely in no time. *Eucalyptus gunnii*, is easy to get in Britain, and very swift. I find, though, that the best Australian nostalgia comes from my *E. niphophila* and manna gum (*E. viminalis* if it was correctly labelled, but I have my doubts: it looks a lot like *dalrympleana*), whose bark peels beautifully and whose longer leaves emphasize that languid sunny-weather dangle. My *gunnii* is much more understated. The snow-gum (*niphophila*) didn't move for about six years, but then got going well. European alternatives for roughly the same kind of elegance are silver birch or, on suitable soil, arbutus. South Africa has vast plantations of Eucalyptus, ex Oz. They are (or were?) highly popular as pit-props in the mines. The plantations are a delight to see in the flowering season. [Franz Heymann] Mike. |
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Eucolyptus tree be shedding bark
There was a lot of eucalyptus being grown in Ethiopia as they were fast
growing, produced a lot of poles that could be used in building, but even more because ALL the bits were of use, Timber for building etc, poles for scaffold etc small branches , twigs and leaves all a great fuel for cooking owing to the oil content, and the fact that after clear felling they grew back so no replanting. Often coppiced the same as we do with Sweet Chestnut. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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