ecualyptus bareroot.

crackcrack30

Can ecualyptus bare root trees be sourced in ireland? only want a few for trial reasons, 60-70 would do.....

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crackcrack30 wrote: »

Can ecualyptus bare root trees be sourced in Ireland? only want a few for trial reasons, 60-70 would do.....

Eucalypts not sold bare root- usually come in root trainers/plugs.
Try the following link

http://www.dplant.ie/
In Wexford, good guy

crackcrack30

sent him a mail. looks like april planting....(frost i suppose)

tanx again,

Oldtree

future forests do them too, plugs and pots and larger pots:

http://www.futureforests.net/br_broadleaf_a.htm

reilig

Lads,

How would this stuff grow in bog?

I see that it is not recommended for wet land, but I have 3 acres of dry raised bog which is never under water or wet. I have planted almost an acre with willow and I'm due to plant more in the new year. Eucalyptus could be an option for this site as it is well sheltered.

Any opinions?

crackcrack30

Due to height I read alot about these trees being knocked by wind, would wonder if bog could provide enough of a 'foundation' if u know what i mean....no harm to sow a few on trial like mysef.
i'm facinated by them.....d/plant gives a bit of info via email if you contact him, i'm sure that they could answer any queries....

periodictable

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Due to height I read alot about these trees being knocked by wind, would wonder if bog could provide enough of a 'foundation' if u know what i mean....no harm to sow a few on trial like mysef.
i'm facinated by them.....d/plant gives a bit of info via email if you contact him, i'm sure that they could answer any queries....

Eucalyptus that grow in Ireland will not grow properly on bog/peat. It needs a mineral soil. I have seen seedlings of eucalyptus on a reforestation blanket bog site, and the three seedlings only grow where the mineral soil has been exposed.
There are some species of eucalyptus which can grow for a time here in peat, but without mineral soil at some stage they will not thrive.
If your bog is a "black garden" or some sort of enriched peat, you may have success, but from my experience I'd advise against it.

jerryg

From experience eucalyptus are susceptible to frost so be careful,a better option would be Birch and Alder

jerryg

Before doing any trial read this
http://www.coford.ie/media/coford/content/publications/projectreports/cofordconnects/ccn-rm15.pdf
and this
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/research/forestsci/Leslieetal.pdf
also David Thompson et al have a paper in Irish forestry just published on Eucylyptus in Ireland,
I think the moral of the story is that Eucalyptus is suitable in coastal regions but frost or a very bad frost spell could wipe out your crop.
Secondly Eucylyptus supports very few other plants or animals and is very poor from an environmental point of view.

Jerry