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Eucalyptus gunni in shade?
Does growing this in shade restrict it's growth?
We had one in our old garden, turned our back and it grew massively quick. The place I have in mind in shady and would be restricted by cutting it back over 12 feet. It is by a retaining wall though. Would that be a bad idea?
Our neighbour's that back onto our house have planted one at the top of our retaining wall. Is that a bad idea?
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I ask because I have one in a pot.
GIven the size these things get to and the likely root spread I think it's a very bad idea to have one planted at the top of a wall of any sort. They can grow to 12m high very quickly and spread to 8m wide. Roots spread to match the canopy width so not a tree for small gardens unless you plan to coppice it every year to restrict growth and concentrate on lovely new foliage.