Overwintering & Pruning Container Grown Eucalyptus

Hello- Our eucalyptus is starting to sprout and it’s a good time to share what new growth looks like after the hard prune that we do in December.

Here are some basic details for our process.

• We start with seed and sow it in 72 cell trays.

• We bump up those seedlings up to 4-inch pots, then 1 gallon pots, then 7 gallon pots.

• We plant into a soilless medium and use a 3-4 month slow release fertilizer, applied twice a year. Once in February and once again in June.

• We take care to keep our eucalyptus watered in their containers during the growing season.

• We wait to cut stems until they are about a pencil width in diameter, smaller stems can be prone to wilting.

• In December, we prune the plants back hard to about 4-5 inches tall.

• In February, we loosen the soil, and apply some slow release fertilizer.

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