Eucalyptus plug plants for sale

[Big J]

Hello all, 

 

In an effort to help a friend and work colleague sell some saplings, I thought I'd put the shout out here to see if anyone wanted any? 

 

It's been a really tough year for getting new planting projects underway due to delays with the RPA process for grant applications. Basically, Covid has royally put a spanner in the works on woodland creation. We've still got about 30 hectares of new euc. woodland going in, but it should have been much more. 

 

Consequently, my supplier has a surplus of euc. saplings, and I know that there has been a bit of interest here. I'm not sure how we'd sort delivery at this stage, but I wanted to gauge interest. 

 

The saplings will be £0.62 each ex works, plus VAT (for orders of 1000 or more) and the details are as follows:

 

ECC20104	Eucalyptus coccifera	1400
EDP20107	E.dalrympleana	600
EDD20108	Eucalyptus delegatensis	200
EDT20110	Eucalyptus denticulata	12000
EDT20111	Eucalyptus glaucescens	25000
EBC20116	Eucalyptus globulus subsp.bicostata	2000
EJH20118	Eucalyptus johnstonii	500
ENT20119	Eucalyptus nitens	80000
EUN20127	Eucalyptus urnigera	7500
		127800

 

There are two main constraints to planting eucalypts widely in UK:-

• Low temperature, -most importantly duration of cold temperatures (over two weeks) and out of season radiation frosts -generally not common within oceanic/low altitudinal sites
• Adequate soil moisture, water is the carbon building block for wood/cellulose -higher more water efficient and productive than other trees

 

For planting Eucalypts, it is important for:-

• Care taken to avoid frost hollows and waterlogged sites
• Silvicultural expertise -matching origin species and provenance to site latitude, altitude and broad climatic character, using ESC

 

Basic silviculture needs to be adhered to

• pre-plant site preparation
• species/provenance selection
• appropriate spacing
• post plant weeding

 

Pre-plant preparation techniques

• clear ground for planting by spray/mechanical means
• mound to give a clear planting area
• ripping ground to minimise compaction
• ideally a bio mulch mat at the base of each tree
• wide treeguard and stake/cane to assist establishment and discourage rabbit browsing

 

Species Details

Eucalyptus dalrympleana (Mountain white gum)

• Cold tolerant to -14 degrees C
• Well-drained upland sites to 900m asl
• Excellent apical dominance characteristics
• Potentially one of the best suited species to UK conditions
• Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
• Quality timber, to 50m height
• Growth 30m³/ha/yr

Eucalyptus nitens (Shining gum)

• Cold tolerant to around -10 degrees
• Req well drained sites, large juvenile leaves
• Req tree guards to maintain stability over initial establishment period
• To 60m height in natural environment
• Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
• Best production short rotation cold tolerant species
• Growth 40m3/ha/yr

E.coccifera (Snow peppermint, Tasmanian snow gum)                     

• Cold tolerant, frost hardy to -18 degrees C
• Naturally grows in Tasmania on mountains and plateaux (to 1300m asl)
• Grows on well drained, rocky dolerite soils
• Cope with conditions of frost, snow and wind
• Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
• Juvenile leaves round and glaucous, suitable for foliage
• Successful establishment in Scotland
• Straight vigorous tree
• Up to 40m in height
• Plant on exposed site

Eucalyptus gunnii (Cider gum)                     

• Cold tolerant, very frost hardy to -18 degrees C
• Naturally grows in poorly drained, basalt type soils
• Copes with conditions of frost, snow, wind and heavy mist
• Successful establishment in UK
• Up to 25m in height
• Plant in most exposed site
• Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
• Juvenile leaves round and glaucous, suitable for foliage

• Coppices well up to the age of 15,

Eucalyptus urnigera(Urn gum)                     

• Cold tolerant, very frost hardy to -18^o degrees C
• Naturally grows in Tasmania on mountains and plateaux (to 1000m asl)
• Grows on well drained, rocky dolerite soils
• Cope with conditions of frost, snow and wind
• Successful establishment in Scotland
• Juvenile leaves round and glaucous, suitable for foliage
• Up to 40m in height
• Plant in most exposed site
• Growth 24m³/ha/yr

 

The guarding needs for the trees varies from site to site. Rabbits are the main issue. 

 

Anyway, would anyone like to get some euc. biomass plots going? The growth rate is really amazing, especially with the nitens. You do need to be all the way south or west for that species though.

[Big J]

Is no one interested in planting up a bit of eucalyptus? It grows like stink and gives you a cracking woodfuel

[Commando]

Is no one interested in planting up a bit of eucalyptus? It grows like stink and gives you a cracking woodfuel [emoji3]

How long are you looking at from planting to harvesting decent firewood J? Will it cope with poor/wet ground?

[GWYNFIL]

what would be the min order for a trial. cheers.

 

[Big J]

58 minutes ago, Commando said:

How long are you looking at from planting to harvesting decent firewood J? Will it cope with poor/wet ground?

Poor ground yes, water logged - not so much. They appreciate well drained, lighter soil. 

 

39 minutes ago, GWYNFIL said:

what would be the min order for a trial. cheers.

 

 

Not exactly sure. It's the posting out that is the issue. How many were you thinking?

[AHPP]

I'd like five of each. Would he bother for that?

[GWYNFIL]

On 14/04/2021 at 21:58, Big J said:

On 14/04/2021 at 21:58, Big J said:

 

 

100 urnigera

[Big J]

7 hours ago, GWYNFIL said:

100 urnigera

Are you able to collect in Devon?

[Khriss]

12 hours ago, Big J said:

Is no one interested in planting up a bit of eucalyptus? It grows like stink and gives you a cracking woodfuel

Love to bang them in on the Common.. Might get lynched after  😉 k

[Gav73]

I’d be interested in some of the Tasmanian and cider gums. Not sure what the delivery to Scotland would be like though?