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As a rule, Eucalyptus do not require much in the way of pruning, but if you want to carry out a little shaping and tidying, the process is straight forward. You observe the same rules as with other trees: 1. use sharp bypass-style secateurs, loppers and a sharp saw.

2. prune to maintain or develop a strong leader. 3. avoid weak branch angles. Jul 26, Coppicing is another method of eucalyptus pruning to help control the tree’s height.

With this method, slightly angle the cuts, pruning back about 12 to 18 inches ( cm.) from the ground and removing all side shoots. For unsightly or leggy growth, cut back to about 6 Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Apr 07, The second is that topping your eucalyptus will create a hazardous condition.

Dormant buds below the topping cuts will sprout and quickly grow back to the original height of the tree. Author: Ray Moritz. I have seen 80 foot tall Eucalyptus trees fall directly on a house and do no structural damage. Of course I have seen properly thinned trees not fall over at all! In my opinion the height of a tree has little to do with the tendency to blow over in a micro burst.

Thick, overgrown trees are usually the ones to fall. Falling limbs from eucalyptus trees have resulted in serious injuries and in certain tragic cases, loss of life. If you own or operate in a public area like a golf course, school or retirement village it could create major liability issues.

Gum Trees even on private property can pose a huge risk.

As a consumer it is important to know what a good cut looks like so an informed decision can be made about who will work on the tree.

Aug 15, August If you prune all the lower branches to stubs. they will probably regrow and you will have juvenile foliage to use for flower arranging etc. As regards height, eucalyptus will regrow even if you take the lot down to stumps. I've done it. Its now back up to 25 ft in a few years. Mar 04, When new growths begin to form known as Epicormic growths, they are poorly attached to the tree and become prone to breaking and falling. Tree lopping can cause stress to a tree that makes it vulnerable to disease, decay and termites.

Removing more than 50 percent of the tree canopy will starve the tree of energy to generate new foliage.5/5(15).