Hi, yes and yes. Eucalyptus will resprout vigorously from the stump if cut down. They grow very tall, so if you want to keep them at a certain hight, they need periodic pruning.
we have 25 yr old eucalypto coppice within 10 year old banana cherimoya syntropy system DO you think the age difference and advanced root system on eucalypto is a bad influence? We do prune back every 2-3 yrs to stump . Now we are considering leaving a 5 m log to stay above bananas . Any suggestions? thanks klaus
The age difference will not be a bad influence. But you do need to prune the regularly. I'd recommend it once a year (ideally twice a year). I prefer the idea of allowing it to grow a single stem and open up its canopy above the bananas and cherimoyas. Make sure you leave at least a 1.5m space between the bananas and cherimoyas canopies and the bottom of the eucalyptus canopy. This might be a bit more work than coppicing, but you will maintain a more organised system, produce more organic matter and have higher photosynthesis rates =) If you haven't yet, check out this video about pruning adult service trees (I'm not doing an eucalyptus, but the same principles apply) : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OpGnSTVvpdo.html
I thought eucalyptus were allelopathic, the ones around here are anyway and take years for leaves to break down. Also heavy competition for other plants for water. What species do you use? From Australia
We’ve exprimented working with lots of allelopathic plants and what we find is that they don’t have an actual negative influence on other plants per se. What happens is that they grow fast and get big, easily overshading other species. Plant eucalyptus, but prune then relentlessly, and they’ll be your best ally, will feed the soil and nourish other plants. Pruning is the key, thats why we constantly say to people: KEEP IT PRUNED That said, we usually use E. urograndis (urophylla x grandis) when the focus is organic matter production. If we want to harvest wood, then E. camaldulensis, E. citriodora
Just discovered your channel, great content guys! We're in the process of establishing a regenerative agroforestry farm in Peru (degraded tropical forest at 600 masl). Do you know or have experience with any alternative species to eucalyptus to play the role of a rapidly growing biomass tree? We're considering using Gliricidia or Erythrina.
Hey Mersame, those are great and do try them out to compare but honestly Eucaliptus is the champ in these sorts of climates and I dare to say that in most climates! Another champ is Acacia Mangium and in tempered climates we have been experimenting with Casuarinas.
