{"id":47685,"date":"2017-03-11T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-fowler-can-i-train-my-cider-gum-from-a-pot-plant-into-a-tree\/"},"modified":"2017-03-11T18:11:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T11:11:19","slug":"ask-alys-fowler-can-i-train-my-cider-gum-from-a-pot-plant-into-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-fowler-can-i-train-my-cider-gum-from-a-pot-plant-into-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys Fowler: can I train my cider gum from a pot plant into a tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur gardening expert has the answerI transplanted a cider gum, Eucalyptus gunnii, from a large pot into the garden. It\u2019s about 3m tall, uneven and spindly. Should I cut it down to the base? Will I be able to train it back into a tree, or will it become more bush-like?If you leave your eucalyptus as it is, it will take over, as they nearly always do in open ground. The pot was restricting growth, but now that you\u2019ve unleashed the beast, and as long as it\u2019s happy, it will grow like the clappers.If you cut it back, your cider gum will look more bush-like, because you\u2019ll essentially be coppicing it. As eucalyptus ages, it gains its adult foliage \u2013 thinner, elongated leaves. I\u00a0like a coppiced eucalyptus, because you can maintain the lovely, round, juvenile foliage. You could cut it back every year, or every three years; any time it gets too big, just cut it back in spring and, bam, it bounces back. You can\u2019t kill this one. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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