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I would have never thought of growing Eucs that far north but here they are quite tough surviving drought, fire, and even mature trees being cut to the ground only to resprout. I don't think all species can be abused like this but maybe mulching them high or burrrying the lower part of the trunk would allow them to survive. They can grow quite quickly so maybe keeping the trunk is all that would be needed to keep them alive in the winter.
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Posted : 21/06/2012 11:03 pm
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Updated shot from this morning.
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Posted : 30/06/2012 10:38 am
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starting to look like a small tree.
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Posted : 07/08/2012 1:46 pm
Look a bit like poplar from a distance, which I like.
The branching is a very good sign; loves it there!
Barb
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Posted : 07/08/2012 3:11 pm
Man those are fast...
FYI- Many dead trees around my place from the drought.
Posted : 07/08/2012 4:07 pm
I grew Eucalyptus Nitens... a stunning Eucalyptus especially the juvenile leaves which were a gorgeous blue colour. What i didn't take into account was the speed with which the plant grew... some 10 -12ft a year. Eventually i had to take the drastic step of cutting it down as it started to shade most of my garden.
The following pics may cause offence to Eucalyptus lovers. 😈 
In this last picture you can see the beautiful blue leaves to the right. To be honest I did this Eucalyptus a favour as the Dec '10 Winter killed outright a similar Nitens in our local School.
That Winter also severely damaged the super hardy Eucalyptus Gunnii and Niphophila
These pics hail from Jan'09 which formally ended our mild Winters
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Posted : 07/08/2012 8:20 pm
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Thanks everyone.....Paul it sounds like you need some rain!
Andy........now that's a TREE! What Eucs survived your bad winters? I'm sure mine will be dead soon too.......last winter was the second mildest on record (got lucky).
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Posted : 08/08/2012 6:59 am
Tim- Stop being pessimistic, I think at least one of your Eucs will be hardy for 3-4 years!
Posted : 08/08/2012 10:58 am
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Hi Paul,
we'll see what happens.........I bet it will die to the ground this winter unless I protect. I'm surprised how small the trunk diameter is..........it must be 1/4" still.............not good for winter hardiness............it's about 7' tall.
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Posted : 08/08/2012 9:13 pm
Thanks everyone.....Paul it sounds like you need some rain!
Andy........now that's a TREE! What Eucs survived your bad winters? I'm sure mine will be dead soon too.......last winter was the second mildest on record (got lucky).
Sorry Tim missed your question... Gunnii and Niphophila survived with small to medium dieback. Eucalyptus Coccifera also survived in places. Nitens was really out of my temperature zone but I got lucky with mildish winters of -8C Min for a night or so.. then along came two quite cold Winters.
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Posted : 10/08/2012 5:43 pm
Very cool Tim. Hey, what do you do wuith your monkey puzzle in the winter???
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 10/08/2012 8:03 pm
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thanks for the input Andy......sounds like the snow gums did best.
Mike........the monkey puzzle has a string of light around it........when it gets cold I'll turn on the lights and place a tarp over it.
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Posted : 11/08/2012 8:47 pm
Cool, thanks. I saw a huge one at Enid Haupt gardens last week in Wash DC. ever been there? Beautiful stuff!
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 12/08/2012 9:50 am
Cool, thanks. I saw a huge one at Enid Haupt gardens last week in Wash DC. ever been there? Beautiful stuff!
Any pics? 😀
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Posted : 12/08/2012 11:35 am
Cool, thanks. I saw a huge one at Enid Haupt gardens last week in Wash DC. ever been there? Beautiful stuff!
Any pics? 😀
The gardens there are quite pretty. Lotsa tropicals.
Here ya go....
PS I'l be heading out to Vegas for eight days next week, can;t wait to get some cool desert and yucca shots!!
Mike Trautner
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Posted : 12/08/2012 3:45 pm
