Eucalyptus trees dying ?

[Lumberjack Pad]

Was in south wales last year and saw a lot dying off. Depending which species it is, and going off the most common species planted, they are frost tolerent from something like -5 to -12 ish. Hence the cold couple of winters of late have done quite a lot of damage to the newly planted trial sites, and I presume this will be the same for the more established trees.

 

Someone might correct me though!

[Daniël Bos]

Lincolshire is riddled with dead eucs...

[Quickthorn]

Same in North Notts. there's about 5 or 6 near me, and one in my garden..all dead now.

[Charlieh]

I know of 5 round here in gardens, that have all died this winter

 

 

I have to say I'm not upset as I was worried about this increasing trend to try growing them as biomass crop, hopefully this will set back our woodlands being converted to euc, with the same problems they have had in Spain and Portugal in euc plantations

[sawman]

Ive seen many dead Eucalyptus, large and small, every Cordyline palm appears dead, most mimosa, lots of bay and some ceanothus also! I'm based near Taunton in sunny Somerset.. personally i think it is down to the prolonged cold weather.

[NoRush]

I thought i had a dead ecualyptus in my front garden but at closer inspection there are small green shoots coming from the trunk i think people are a bit to quick to condem them yet. Saying that my neighbour has one about 50 ft tall single stem and i hope it is dead if not it may die soon

[Taupotreeman]

Give the Eucs a chance. They are amazingly resilient and may well start putting out new shoots when they feel good and ready. I've seen them in Oz having been hit by forest fires and still resprouting. Unfortunately a lot of them in NZ are being hit by the Gum leaf skeletonizer.

[big fell!]

Wierd... My father in law rang me on saturday asking me why his Eucalyptus was dying and would i come and cut it down for him. Thats in Dalbeattie, south west Scotland.

[Dave D]

a euc down this way that i originally thought was done for has started to show signs of recovery. dont give up on them yet, as has been said they are amazingly resilient.

[Scottie]

I have noticed the eucs are looking decidely dodgy around here as well and the look as if they are dying. It seems to be all happening in the last couple of weeks. I also worked beside a fairly big euc and I noticed new stress fractures on the bark at the base. Also looking at a bay tree that I work on I have notice the bark is splitting on it as well, could they be suffering from dehydration?