Eucalyptus Tree dying off after pollarding??

[Julie123]

A year January I had my huge beautiful Eucalyptus tree reduced due to being to close to house. 

Sadly, it seems to be dying off.

I may have made a mistake in allowing it to have such a harsh reduction..

Anyone hopeful that it may recover this year ? 

Many thanks! 

[Botty Cough]

Dig it out and burn it.

They never die ....😁

[tree-fancier123]

I wouldn't cut it down - the washing line is on there, that greenery on there is still making sugars for what remains of the plant - it wasn't a reduction at all, more of a crown removal

[Dan Maynard]

I don't know where you are but round here so many eucs have just turned up their toes this winter you wouldn't be able to say whether it's anything to do with topping it or not.

 

We have done a few removing the dead stems above, see what happens with the regrowth in a few years.

[krummholz]

What was the trigger for meriting such a harsh reduction other than being too close to the house? Just curious

[Silverhooker]

Looks like it is a goner to me. Chance to remove and replant with something native.

[Dan Maynard]

I've seen a few sprouting from low down, seems to make sense that the frost damage didn't get to the roots.

[Botty Cough]

Burn it and plant monkey puzzle 😁

[naturarbo]

Dealing with lots of them, my experience is you can't kill eucs without poison or pulling root ball out.

Fire reborns some eucs.

[AHPP]

2 minutes ago, naturarbo said:

 

Fire reborns some eucs.

 

That's a good point and an interesting idea. 

Edited March 10, 2024 by AHPP

[sime42]

I think fire is an integral part of the lifecycle for some eucalyptus.

Might be worth building a bonfire around what's left of that tree to see if that kicks it back into life.