Eucalyptus reduction before/after

[Thatoldchestnut]

Nice job mate well done

[brisbane trees]

from every pruning cut five or six new very vigorous shoots will develop, :

 

I've done a bit of work on gums, being an Australian arborist.

 

If they are collar cut they will grow over, but it's important to follow the standards for pruning. Every cut needs to be taken back to a previous fork with a branch of at least one third diameter of the one being removed, to take over.

 

It's just as likely a branch will die if cut in the wrong place, too.

 

What species of Eucalyptus was that, by the way? Some are more prone to branch drop than others.

[Mountain man]

I have a few I pollard every couple of years, they seem ok with it. Blue gums I think.

[arboriculturist]

I've done a bit of work on gums, being an Australian arborist.

 

If they are collar cut they will grow over, but it's important to follow the standards for pruning. Every cut needs to be taken back to a previous fork with a branch of at least one third diameter of the one being removed, to take over.

 

It's just as likely a branch will die if cut in the wrong place, too.

 

What species of Eucalyptus was that, by the way? Some are more prone to branch drop than others.

 

SPOT ON BT!

 

 

I would have pruned out all of that re-growth from the previous reduction and reduced the crown branch length by 1/3 more thanyou have done in your 'AFTER' photo.

 

Providing you follow the BS and are critically leaving the strong growing points, the tree will tolerate heavier than the maximun normal pruning specification given the species.

 

The crown will of course look fairly sparce of foliage initially, however the customer will appreciate this management approach in the long term.

 

That is a decent reduction all the same; shows skill.