Eucalyptus for cut foliage

Requirements:

• Sun: full sun and open sky above. Avoid shade cast by other tall trees and buildings where possible.
• Soil Type: Happy in a wide range of soils, but performs best on those which are acid to neutral and of poor to average fertility.
• Soil Moisture: Enjoys moisture retentive but free draining soils. Will grow on a draining clay, sandy loams or rocky free draining ground. It is essential that your Eucalyptus trees are given our recommended quantity of water for their first 2 growing seasons in your grounds, during their establishment phase before you abandon them to their fate.  The trees need to establish a good root system before they can survive in dry, challenging conditions.
• Environment: Benefits from a little shelter, especially from cold desiccating easterly winds.  Our Eucalyptus cut foliage plantation grows well on a north-west facing slope sheltered by trees and hedge to the east and south/southwest.

Recommendations:

• If planting a large number for cut foliage, subsoiling may be a good practice to follow, especially if pastureland has previously been used by livestock.
• For the best results, follow our planting and aftercare watering instructions, issued with every order; they can also be found under the Help and Advice tab on this website.
• Improve poor soils with our planting kit, at the time of planting.
• To encourage deep rooting and therefore good stability, prepare a deep planting pit as per our instructions.
• Ensure there is no competition from weeds or grass around the base of the young tree as this will seriously cramp its style and slow down establishment. Our research has found that grass around the trunks of newly planted Eucalypts can completely stop them from growing and may lead to failure
• Make life easier for you and your new tree: Plant with the mycorrhizal fungi product Rootgrow.  Eucalyptus in particular have a special, lifelong relationship with their root fungi, the latter of which actively transport food and water directly into the tree roots, helping your new Euc establish faster and more efficiently, particularly in challenging types of soil.