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Eucalyptus Tree Problem
February 13, 2009 by Linda
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Question:
Have just been chatting with my neighbour who has suggested that leaves from my Eucalyptus tree falling into her pond has caused lots of the frogs to die. (Don't think many have fallen in). Think she has more of a problem with its height, as it is now about 20 foot tall, and she thinks it will have an impact on the drains. Can you advise please, shall I get rid (even though it was a gift, and it's lovely to look at).
Answer:
I have no knowledge of Eucalyptus being poisonous and they don't lose many leaves anyway so I doubt that is the cause. However, it is a bit of a coincidence really. I had a lovely eucalyptus tree in my garden which had grown to around 20 foot too. I was getting a bit concerned about it as it had started to block light from my neighbours and the ground was lifting. Friends who have lots of trees in their garden say that the eucalyptus can be quite brittle and are liable to cracking in high winds. So, last week I got a tree surgeon in to have a look at it and in the end I agreed to have it taken down. I was really upset because, as you say, it's a lovely tree. The good news is that I'm going to buy another one and put it in a really big pot to enjoy the leaves without the risk of it taking over the whole garden.
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Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous ! I had a leaf pierce my foot and had a severe reaction. The trees are also very prone to falling over. We have had to have 2 sections of water main replaced due to root damage and the tree is shedding leaves and debris all over my garden. The tree is in our neighbours front garden and is now much taller than our house and about 30 feet wide so we get hardly any sunlight in the afternoons despite being South facing. They are not native and are a menace, they should be banned. People should show more consideration when planting fast growing trees. We had a beautiful garden and it’s now almost impossible to get anything to grow. Any zoos got a few Koalas we can borrow?