Eucalyptus debeuzevillei

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:21 am

I wonder if you could improve their chances by giving them a wrap with some of that white tree protector. That should keep the sun from bursting the trunks in winter sun... Thoughts?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:10 am

Hi Paul,

trunk wrap would be real easy for the Eucs. I really want one that is hardy in our area.......I got them in a warm microclimate. Hopefully the Eucs will take off this year and get some trunk diameter to them.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:30 pm

It will be interesting to see their growth rates over this season!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:35 am

Eucs are starting to grow.

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canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:50 am

Duuuuude! They both made it?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:15 am

Beautiful Euc's Tim............

maybe someday soon there will be a hardy varieties.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:44 am

yes, all three Eucs survived......the fried one is bust'n loose now. Lets see how tall they get this season.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:02 pm

Did the fried one burst its buds, or is it partially top-killed?

VEry cool to see Eucs survive in Mass. Maybe some of our Niagara friends should try them too!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:33 pm

Hi Paul,

very little damage on the buds if any. Most buds seem 100%. Not sure how long these Eucs will last since this was one of our warmest winters. I messed with these Eucs about 10 years ago and none survived their 3rd winter. I got mine in a super microclimate too.

wxman · Post by **wxman** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:01 am

Nice job Tim!! I think I'd have zero change with Eucs here. Any movement on your magnolia?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:35 pm

Hi Tim,

no new growth on my Mag yet.......trees are flushing out now. The Mag should be perk'n up in the next week or so. How's your Mag doing.....any life yet?

wxman · Post by **wxman** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:25 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Tim,

no new growth on my Mag yet.......trees are flushing out now. The Mag should be perk'n up in the next week or so. How's your Mag doing.....any life yet?

No life on it yet. Guess it's wait and see time.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:39 pm

Wow! Hopefully they can make it through next winter too!

Jeff_Ajax · Post by **Jeff_Ajax** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:17 am

I know our average winter temperature around here is -2.4C with this years average temperature being 2.4C. I should find what our coldest days were this year.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue May 15, 2012 10:43 am

Hey Tim congrats on all three ... and you thought one was dead last Fall !!!!

Now the dilemma is that those three are all a little too closely planted

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue May 15, 2012 4:30 pm

Hi Barb,

if someone gave me $1,000 to bet on when all three Euc's will die.................I'd bet next winter. I really don't have high hopes for these here......but it will be fun to watch them grow for another season

I have about 10 other hardy Euc species germ'n now. These were collected at the 'coldest' areas in Australia......we'll see how they fair.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed May 16, 2012 2:13 pm

Nah, Tim, you'll likely have mild winters for the next 20 years

Then the Ice Age...

'coldest' areas in Australia

probably wettest too.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed May 16, 2012 4:33 pm

The Eucs are bust'n loose now......another 1.5" of rain last night.

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TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:48 pm

another update......Eucs growing fast now........and starting to branch.

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Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:45 pm

Fantastic work, Tim. I hope they can make it through next winter!

Jubaea · Post by **Jubaea** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:03 pm

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.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:38 am

Updated shot from this morning.

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TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:46 am

starting to look like a small tree.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:11 pm

Look a bit like poplar from a distance, which I like.

The branching is a very good sign; loves it there!

Barb

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:07 pm

Man those are fast...

FYI- Many dead trees around my place from the drought.

andym · Post by **andym** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:20 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

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:59 am

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).

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:58 am

Tim- Stop being pessimistic, I think at least one of your Eucs will be hardy for 3-4 years!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:13 pm

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.

andym · Post by **andym** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:43 pm

TimMAz6 wrote: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.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:03 pm

Very cool Tim. Hey, what do you do wuith your monkey puzzle in the winter???

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:47 pm

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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sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:50 am

Cool, thanks. I saw a huge one at Enid Haupt gardens last week in Wash DC. ever been there? Beautiful stuff!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:35 am

sidpook wrote:Cool, thanks. I saw a huge one at Enid Haupt gardens last week in Wash DC. ever been there? Beautiful stuff!

Any pics?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:45 pm

DesertZone wrote:
sidpook wrote: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!!

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:52 pm

Mike- Have fun in vegas! If you get a chance you should check out the Trachycarpus vs. Phoenix on the strip!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:21 pm

Nice find Mike.........I'm surprised MP's can grow in the DC area with all that heat and humidity.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:40 am

Paul Ont wrote:Mike- Have fun in vegas! If you get a chance you should check out the Trachycarpus vs. Phoenix on the strip!

Thanks Paul, we will have time, 7 days of roaming around.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:44 pm

Have fun out there Mike.

The pics will be cool...

The weather? oh, about 112 F

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:23 pm

lucky1 wrote:Have fun out there Mike.

The pics will be cool...

The weather? oh, about 112 F

Thanks Barb, "but it's a dry heat.." LOL