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! 

[nepia]

I've never heard of fire applied to a tree as being part of Euc lifecycle (doesn't mean it doesn't happen) but certainly some species need fire to open their seed capsules - gum nuts - to release the seed within

[openspaceman]

59 minutes ago, nepia said:

I've never heard of fire applied to a tree as being part of Euc lifecycle (doesn't mean it doesn't happen) but certainly some species need fire to open their seed capsules - gum nuts - to release the seed within

I was told the fire related strategy was to do with the seedling establishing a root system such that the shoot could be killed off by wildfire which flashed through but the root would survive and this may happen a number of times, the root becoming better established each time. Until finally it could send up a shoot high enough to be above the flames with the stem protected by the bark.

 

This was supposed to explain the poor stability of gum trees planted here when the stem grew away quicker than the root, meaning it was poorly anchored. The chap that told me this said his method was to coppice the tree for a few times before selecting a stem to grow on.

[naturarbo]

Around here we have mostly Eucaliptus globulus and they love fire.

[Stere]

Interesting:

 

Understanding fuzzy trees — Life in a Southern Forest

SOUTHERNFORESTLIFE.NET

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Three months on, the epicormic growth is astonishing. I seek to learn more, even as I marvel at a sight I may not see again for...

 

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

 That is quite awful.

Did these guys leave a flyer and if so, does it mention "magnolias a speciality" and something about "Winter washes"...?

  Stuart

[Stere]

Winter washes  not heard that for a few yrs  is it still a thing in France?

 

See its still a thing/ product anyway didn't realize

 

winter+washes - Recherche Google

WWW.GOOGLE.COM

 

 

Always thought it was  outdated like painting over wounds with tar ?

 

How about painting trunks of trees white?

 

 

 

 

 

[skc101fc]

9 hours ago, sime42 said:

Good point, what is the theory behind painting the lower portion of tree trunks white? I keep meaning to raise the question on here. It's a definite continental thing, I've seen it all over Europe, more so in Central and Eastern Europe and round the med. Also in China.

I've seen a couple of reasons;- to protect the trees from sun and insect damage. Don't really buy either of those though.

 

What's going on?

 

Glad you've finally got round to asking the question that perpetually slips my mind too. 

[peds]

It'd keep a lot of creepy crawlies out of the tree, easy pickings for birds as they scuttle uptrunk. Assuming it's painted with something that won't harm the tree. 

There's a good few species of moth with wingless females that crawl up into trees to lay eggs, barriers are a common control for them on fruit trees. White paint might create a bit of a barrier, and feed the birds at the same time. 

[skc101fc]

Seems logical.  Thanks 

[peds]

Oh I'm definitely not saying that's why they've done it in the pictures above, I'm just spitballing. Might just be aesthetics at times.