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In need of some help with my eucalyptus gunnii!

Tiffany_r_lTiffany_r_l Posts: 2
edited May 2020 in Problem solving
Hey everyone! I would really appreciate some help! I’ve recently been given a beautiful, young eucalyptus but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem very happy. 

It has small insects/mites on the new leaves and red dots on the old. I’ve washed the leaves with mild soap and water and I’ve tried to remove as many bugs as I can. 

Can anyone help and advise me on what I should do? 

Thank you in advance 😀

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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    I'd say the obvious...eucalyptus is really not a suitable plant for a domestic garden. They either end up unhappy in a pot that's too small and end up looking scruffy until they die or get planted in the ground and be one humongous and expensive mistake after a tree surgeon's visit. Maybe let us know where it's growing as that will explain its current condition. 
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Don't worry is the best thing to do.
    Eucalyptus are tough as old boots and so are the leaves, they also contain oils which insects don't like. So you can ignore them.

    They do grow into huge trees.
    I bought one for £1.99 and 20 years later it cost £700 to have it shortened, and 10 years after that cost £1100 to have it removed completely when it got to over 100ft. I now I have a stump nearly 6ft in diameter in my garden. So be warned.

    Your best plan is to keep it down to about 6-8ft then it'll keep the pretty grey-green round foliage.

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