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New Plants including a Fast Growing Exotic Evergeen Eucalyptus Neglecta Tree!

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Today two new plants join the garden, a fast growing and attractive Eucalyptus neglecta (really big leaves and a lovely scent) plus a hardy alternative to a tropical vine Parthenocissus Henryana - Chinese Virginia Creeper (amazing Autumn colour and beautiful exotic foliage). I look at some buying tips for hardy Eucalyptus trees, why Neglecta in particular is a great choice for smaller jungle, exotic or tropical style gardens then why I think why the tropical effect climber will really fit in with the exotic palms and tree ferns I grow too. It's a fast growing climbing plant so great for screening, covering walls or growing up trees but it's not a climber that'll get completely out of control and need daily maintenance / hacking back! I look at why personally I really enjoy having plants and trees that bring Autumn colour in my exotic garden too, and how they help bring a seasonal edge to a garden that's mainly about a tropical effect summer display. Links to Hardy Eucalyptus and Alternative Eden's amazing and inspiring exotic garden, tropical plant and travel blog, Instagram and RU-vid channel below, check them out!
Eucalyptus trees, from small compact varieties through to cold hardy and fast growing giants: www.hardy-eucalyptus.com/
Alternative Eden Tropical Plant and Exotic Garden Blog: www.alternativeeden.com/
Their amazing tropical garden instagram (so many beautiful palms, agaves, Scheffleras and so much more!):
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0:00 - Intro to my new tropical effect plants!
0:49 - Why Eucalyptus like neglecta are a great exotic garden tree choice
3:07 - Eucalyptus Tree Buying & Planting Advice
6:26 - Choosing an Exotic 'Tropical Vine Effect' Climbing Plant for my Jungle Garden
7:29 - Chinese Virgina Creeper, a fast growing climbing / screening plant with amazing autumn colour!
If you've enjoyed my content and would like to say thanks for the price of a coffee then please head over to my Ko-fi, any kind donations would be appreciated and put towards creating more exciting content (or treats for Max if you wish!): ko-fi.com/georgesjunglegarden
Thanks,
George

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12 авг 2024

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@fraserdavidson2366 Год назад

Haha Harry Potter style spell. Love it George. 😀

@GeorgesJungleGarden Год назад

Haha thanks, it's true!

@marymary5494 3 года назад

You are so inspiring. 👌💕

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thank you Mary, I’m pleased you’re enjoying the videos! 😃

@irismoles9369 3 года назад

Thanks George good advice

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thank you Iris! 😃

@MVRDaniel 3 года назад

Excellent video. Just came across your content today and oh my gosh, are you a handsome lad! 😍 I also have a passion for eucalyptus trees having been born and raised in Northern California, they are everywhere here! It’s so fun to see all the different varieties. I think I will try to procure a couple of these Negelcta Eucs and give them a go. Thanks for being an awesome plant hunk and sharing with us!

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Haha thanks Justin, I appreciate you stopping by! I’m sure they’d grow really well for you, what other cool varieties do you have?

@MVRDaniel 3 года назад

Haha I’ve become a little obsessed as of late and have found several varieties that I am so excited to watch grow up. They include, red iron barks, silver dollar, baby blue, nicholii, citriodora, and one rainbow euc (deglupta)! I’m very excited for the rainbow euc. Hopefully it will thrive here like some of the others have. 🤞🏼

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@MVRDaniel Fingers crossed for you! There's some varieties I'll have to look into there, thanks. I've seen pics of the rainbow Eucs before, not a viable choice here in the UK but incredible trees - good luck with it!

@vincenzecalzone8666 3 года назад

Cool video George. Loved the backdrop with the ?hiniba on the left hand side. Great exotic vibe. Eucalyptus amazing smell when the rain comes. I remember well in Sydney after a rare hailstorm the smell was incredible

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thanks, I bet the smell was amazing! I'd love to experience them over in Oz one day. It's actually a Maurelii in the background but I'm pleased the exotic vibe is appreciated!

@yvetteclayton3773 3 года назад

Hi George, firstly thanks for sharing great video lots of info i need them both in my life lol ....

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Hi Yvette and thanks, I’m sure you’ve got plenty of room for both!

@littlesammyf7380 3 года назад

*george recommends a plant provider and I automatically go for a look* Fab video, things are growing nicely 😁 Max photos are the best 🥰

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thanks Sammy! Obviously there’s other providers but I always like to recommend places I’ve genuinely had good experiences and plants from! Thanks, some things are slow growing but others are growing better. I hope your garden is doing great too! Yeah, got to have a bit of Max 😃

@marycummins5384 3 года назад

Great videos Glad you use the Latin often plants have different names too in different countries

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thank you Mary! That’s very true and often a common plant name can mean different plants in different countries so plenty of scope for confusion. There’s some pronunciations I’m not sure about but just go with it anyway 😂

@tropicalpdx1341 3 года назад

Great video George. I agree with everything you say about the neglecta, and would add they also smell good after a bit of rain. About 2-3 years on the leaves will start changing shape. If you have room for another Euc I would recommmend subcrenulata for the interesting bark.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thanks, yes I'm enjoying the leaves while they're huge! That's great to know as we get plenty of rain here for most of the year. I might not have room but I'll definitely check it out in case, thanks for the recommendation. It's one I've heard of but never looked into although interesting bark is definitely a big draw!

@GrahamHenderson25x 3 года назад

Love Eucalypts! They do smell amazing 💕 The big freeze of 2010 saw most of mine off, and my gorgeous Acacia!

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Sorry yours got badly hit, 2010 was a real test for so many plants. I bet the Acacia was proper gutting, what low temperatures did you get? You’re right about the scent, I love it and can’t wait for those summer evenings sat under these when they get bigger!

@GrahamHenderson25x 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden down the road in sunny scunny mate, there must have been 3 weeks continuous of minus 15c and a low of minus 19c 😭

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@GrahamHenderson25x Oh yes, of course. Yes we had -17 in Brigg at the time and a lot of ice days, not good 😢

@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak 3 года назад

Well that's me off to Hardy Eucalyptus! Great video, thank you.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Haha thanks 😃 They’re not the cheapest but lovely plants grown in the right pots and posted really well, the only place I’d get a Eucalyptus tree from!

@jimbailey3705 3 года назад

I’ve been thinking about a eucalyptus for a while now (well, since I heard you mention eucalyptus in a video a while back!) Seriously considering it now. I’ve got a corner that needs some height.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Sorry about the reply Jim, they’re definitely a cool tree choice. Obviously they can be thirsty etc but any tree or big plant can be. Which varieties jump out at you?

@danwilson5160 3 года назад

I like Berberis thunbergii 'Orange Sunrise' for autumn colour

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Nice one Dan, that looks kind a beauty! Very nice colouring 😃

@australiagreg3179 3 года назад

Here in Oz, the last thing I would grow is a Eucaylptus tree. 27c is a beautiful normal day in Oz, its usually 30c and can easily get to 35c.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

A lot warmer than here then! I completely understand, I suppose it would be like me growing a big Sycamore tree or something like that, but for what I want in our garden, a few Eucs should work in nicely!

@onestophoopshop8978 3 года назад

Another great video thanks George. I have been eyeing up my lawn with a view to begin planting from the middle outward, resulting in no lawn eventually. A eucalyptus might be just the right plant to start it off with. What do you think?

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thank you! I’m sure it would look great but personally I’d get a rough plan together for the whole area first. I always Google trees etc to get an idea of what they grow into first and whether it would fit into the planting around it too. They’re lovely trees though and definitely have an exotic vibe!

@raphlvlogs271 3 года назад

the shapes and sizes of euc leaves changes as they ages and grows in size.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

That is very true, but luckily Neglecta keeps the juvenile leaves for a while. I love the mature trees open habit too. Do you grow any Eucs?

@emmagunston446 3 года назад

They both look lovely plants, the eucalyptus sounds particularly gorgeous, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be any good in a pot?

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thanks Emma! Hardy Eucalyptus have a whole article on growing in containers, realistically they have to be grown in airpots if you ever want to plant them out or give them away to be planted out eventually otherwise the roots can circle round. That being said there’s some smaller Eucs with really nice foliage on their site that might be better for a pot long term…

@oldgold5848 3 года назад

George, Eucalyptus are easy from seed, and some can reach 5 foot in a year. Chiltern seeds have a great range and guides to hardiness and are a great company to deal with. Loads of other exotics as well.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

They are indeed, I’ve bought seeds from there before! If it wasn’t for the specific varieties I wanted I’d have probably grown them from seed and might grow another one that way in future! Thanks for the recommendation 😃 Which sorts have you grown from seed?

@oldgold5848 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden now you are testing my memory...it was years ago, but I think viminalis?, was one. I will have a think about others. I used to grow stacks of trees from seed as a teenager, and there are consequently loads of random trees in hedgerows in the west Midlands.... In the garden where I am now I have Abies Koreana and concolor, cercis, metasequoia, walnut, betula utilis, pinus sylvestris and muricata all from seed, as well as things like euonymous, ulmus procera argentifolia, Jacqueline Hillier elm etc from cuttings. The Abies Concolor is perhaps the finest tree in the world, but I may be biased, I think I germinated it approx 20 to 25 years ago and it is about that height in feet.

@oldgold5848 3 года назад

Just looked at the online catalogue, and they don't have many species listed atm, but the mixed Hardy species packet looks tempting....

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@oldgold5848 Maybe have a go at the hardy species pack then, I guess ID'ing the seedlings is part of the fun! Wow, that's a lot of interesting trees you've grown, I too started off with an interest in growing trees when I was younger but nothing quite as interesting. It must be something to see your Abies and know you germinated it!

@oldgold5848 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden if you are ever in Shropshire, let me know on a video, you can pop by and see them!

@anujadhav1 3 месяца назад

Hi George, I have just ordered Eucalyptus Neglecta Tree from Hardy Eucalyptus, have you got any update on the tree you have planted, would be nice to see how its doing. I enjoy watching all your videos. Thanks

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 месяца назад

Hi and thank you very much! If you check out my fire pit project update I did last week, you'll see it in the middle of there. I made the decision to cut it back quite hard, it was nearly the same height as the taller glaucescens behind it so a very fast grower! Personally I want it to develop into a more bushy tree with even more of those fantastic leaves. The scent off them is incredible! Good luck with yours, they're lovely trees.

@anujadhav1 3 месяца назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Thanks for the information, I thought they were semi dwaft tree, good to know they can be cut back hard, I would certainly not want mine to grow more than 7 to 8 metres. Thanks for the information.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 месяца назад

No problem. They’ll get to that height and continue if left unchecked unfortunately but Hardy Eucalyptus have got loads of great info on cutting and controlling them. The paucifloras and other dwarf varieties are best for smaller spaces but it’s well worth googling neglecta to see what they look like when mature - most tend to be bushier and more mounded trees, they just have the potential to get taller.

@colinwilson7134 3 года назад

Hey George, great video mate 👏👏👍 if you were to grow a dwarf version of the eucalyptus, which one would you recommend or do you have more to the point 😂🤞 thanks in advance

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Thanks Colin! In all honesty I haven’t grown any really small varieties but if you go on Hardy Eucalyptus there’s a load of great ones. Pauciflora is the smallest I grow but that can still be a fair sized tree.

@colinwilson7134 3 года назад

Thanks George 👍🌴

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@colinwilson7134 No worries 😃

@peterscott6672 3 года назад

I have small fern like seedlings browning on the trunks of my tree ferns can they be grown on into trees

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Hi Peter, potentially, a lot of new trunks have plants like Acacia in - it’s worth taking them out before they get too embedded in for sure. Completely up to you if you want to grow them on.

@dannyidlerocks 3 года назад

🐝

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Plenty of those in our garden, I’ve got a massive patch of comfrey they love!

@songstewart2606 3 года назад

Just thinking about to get one but worried it’ll be too big. I want to grow in the container as no space in the garden. Is it possible if I use laundry basket to plant in ? Just some idea…what do you Think?

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Hi, there’s a great article on container growing on the Hardy Eucalyptus website but if you ever want to plant it out or give it away to plant out you need to grow it in an air pot really. Or just go normal pot then chop it when it gets too big. There are some smaller varieties that might be better for pot culture though!

@songstewart2606 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden thank you

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@songstewart2606 No worries, some varieties are better for harsh pruning too so I’m sure you could get a lot of years out of it.

@Omlittlebuddha 3 года назад

What size neglecta did you buy? Is it a 3L or 5L?

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Mine is a 5l because they only had those and the larger sizes at the time, I’d have no worries getting a smaller size though, they’ll soon settle in and start growing at this time of year. Are you thinking of getting a Neglecta?

@Omlittlebuddha 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden thank you George. I am going to get one now from your supplier, I haven’t heard of this variety before and sounds perfect for my small garden. I think I’ll get the 3L then, can it grow happily in a normal pot or does it have to be an air pruning pot? 🙏🏻

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@Omlittlebuddha They are lovely plants and perfect for a smaller garden! There’s a great article on growing Eucalyptus in containers on the Hardy Eucalyptus website, they’ve got so much more knowledge on the subject than me but essentially if you want to potentially plant it out or give it away to be planted one day, an air pot would be the best bet so the roots don’t circle. There might even be some smaller varieties that would give you more years of enjoyment in a pot…

@Omlittlebuddha 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden thank you very much George 🙏🏻

@skajdius8056 3 года назад

How do Eucalyptus fair with the UK winter temperatures?

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Hi, the varieties vary in terms of hardiness, but personally I’ve gone for varieties with a good cold tolerance. My small plants sailed through last winter but it wasn’t a real test in terms of absolute cold. They still took a few nights of -5 or so and ice days in their stride.

@skajdius8056 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Ok, ill look into it, I'll need one which will be very tolerant to the cold, as I'm planning on putting it up the top of the garden which has high winds battering it. Thanks for the advice George.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

It’s well worth doing your research on the the Hardy Eucalyptus site to check the minimum temperatures listed, the ones I mention early in this vid should be good choices, glaucescens Guthega is supposed to be a tough big tree and there’s some smaller hardy snow gums too.

@skajdius8056 3 года назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden Yes, I'm on there now, so much choice though lol, thanks for replying!

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

@@skajdius8056 No worries, there a lot of good choices but also a lot of helpful info to help you make the right one. Did one grab you, I'm intrigued to know what you're considering!?

@fluffypenguin6695 3 года назад

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 года назад

Hey, thanks for watching, I hope you have a great Sunday! 😃

@tropiclaud 3 месяца назад

Hi George! Apologies for the long shot! Lots of love and respect for your channel, George. Mine is way smaller but I am loving my journey! I've just bought a gunnii (brief vid here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u9yki9M_uvI.htmlsi=qNCmIlepyNcYpP8P),. I'm getting really useful feedback from other growers, would a neglecta have been better?

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 месяца назад

Hi and sorry for the delayed reply! I appreciate your kind words and my channel is still small in the scheme of things and enjoying the journey really is the key to growing a friendly and engaged community. As for your question, personally there's a couple of things I'd maybe say. Firstly, I tend to agree with Hardy Eucalyptus that it's a good idea to plant Eucs grown in air pots rather than relatively large plants in small conventional pots where the roots may have circled around potentially causing a weaker root system down the line. As for your variety decision, neglecta can still grow big but gunnii regularly and quickly get huge so personally I'd say they may cause issues with your fence line and it'll certainly radically change the view for the house behind in not too many years. Have you considered pauciflora 'Mount Buffalo' and the other paucifloras? They have beautiful foliage too, lovely bark and are certainly a lot more compact - definitely what I'd go for in a smaller garden or one close to neighbouring buildings. I have one and love it!

@tropiclaud 3 месяца назад

@@GeorgesJungleGarden I'm so grateful for your response, thank you for taking the time. Alas, common sense may need to prevail. I won't be planting it out, I'll be keeping it in an airpot, heavily pruned. Your eucs look great and I'm happy to see your progress near the fire pit. You've inspired so many. Thanks George.

@GeorgesJungleGarden 3 месяца назад

No worries at all and for what it's worth, I think that's maybe the right call given the proximity to the houses. Thank you very much and all the best with your garden and videos too!