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Eucalyptus pulchella dying ???

pjstaylorpjstaylor Posts: 4
in Problem solving
Hi,
i have two of these eucalyptus and all leaves have turned brown but not dropped off.
recently repotted into multipurpose compost.any tips gratefully appreciated.

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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    I would wonder if it is suitable for container growing in the first place, and your looks particularly small for that size of a tree. It looks absolutely dry to me and it depends in your location if this is due to the freezing temperatures too. Here's the reference from a specialist nursery https://www.hardy-eucalyptus.com/product-page/eucalyptus-pulchera-linearis 
    Multi purpose compost isn't suitable for planting large plants permanently. You'd need some more beefy medium to provide nutrition and water retention, like a John Innes Formula 2/3 type medium. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • pjstaylorpjstaylor Posts: 4
    Thankyou George, got very quick growth in first year, survived 2019 -2020 winter so kept out again 2020-2021, am in east anglia and had some heavy frost.leaves turned from green to brown in the last two weeks,so we reported and watered heavily.
    will read up on the reference you gave.
    Thanks again
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    MPC not suitable for eucalyptus. They grow in the wild in mainly sandy soil.   I would use a 50/50 mix of sieved garden soil and sharp sand, if you absolutely have to have it in a pot.
  • pjstaylorpjstaylor Posts: 4
    Thanks fidgetbones  will repot today
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