I have Nandina growing wild all through our 1+ acres of wooded land. I’m in north central Alabama US, in zones 7b/8a. It is a beautiful plant. It’s invasive but not harmful. Mine doesn’t get the bushy growth in the shady areas. Instead, they form an umbrella shape with mounds of red berries pouring off the top in the fall and winter. In the front of the house where there is more sun, I try to keep them pruned to keep that umbrella. At Christmas time they decorate for me. They can get quite tall, probably 6 feet or more. Thank you so much. It was fun to hear you teaching about something I actually knew about! Carry on!

@thehorti-culturalists

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Your Nandina's sound fabulous!

I have eucalyptus plantation. I love seeing trees growing. Now I am thinking about plants that can go with them.

@thehorti-culturalists

Жыл бұрын

Good for you. Hope it goes well. Regards Stephen

Unbelievable! Just 15 years and so big... it looks like 100+ eucalyptus 👍🏻 Hope the koalas will treat you with a visit very soon :-)

@thehorti-culturalists

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! And Yes!

@Stettafire

2 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely tree!

Great trees, I have one like yours in the back garden and regularly have 20 feet taken off the top as I live at the head of a valley as its very windy. The tree is now 50 years old. I live in Kent UK.

@thehorti-culturalists

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jonathon - 50 yr old specimen in Kent! Wowser! What have you planted under it?

@jonathantaylor263

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehorti-culturalists We have Pyracantha, Rose of Sharron and big mess of Ivy for the birds to nest in. The tree is close to the boundary wall and its south facing. Great show do keep them up 👍😁

@thehorti-culturalists

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathantaylor263 Thank you - Rose of Sharon! Wow - great that can take your winter! Wonderful flowers.

This is the historical tree back from my country Kenya its so special

@thehorti-culturalists

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I love watching your "show" and still learning. Just wondering if you have Koalas visit? No ...maybe they will someday 🤞

@thehorti-culturalists

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching...they are about...just not tempted yet!

I wrote a paper on dioecious plants, and to know the difference between male and female individuals, and you only really need to look at the flowers. Female flowers have a gynoecium, i.e., a long stalk at the centre with a sticky bit at the top, called the style and stigma. If you cut open the flower, you may also see a round structure with chambers, which is the ovule. These structures should all sort of connect together to make the carpel. For a male plant, the flower will have an androecium instead, which should just look like a group of smaller stalks (filaments) with a pollen capsule (anther) on top. These are the stamen, and there's usually at least five of them. Hope this helps!

@thehorti-culturalists

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching & your insights!

"Holiday at Chernobyl"! Hahahaha! Love that! On another note, Stephen, l would not be cranky at that neighbour for removing that tree. We live on 60 acres near the Blue Mountains & this year we have had 7 whole large eucalypts fall totally over exposing their root base. Others have fallen over on occasion, but this year is worse due to the amount of rain we have had. I certainly wouldn't want one of those falling on my house.

@thehorti-culturalists

2 жыл бұрын

you’re right but if we take all our gums out our Koalas will be bereft! Regards Stephen

@dianecotton9531

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehorti-culturalists Sadly, they already are in NSW. We used to live at foot of Brisbane Ranges in Vic & would often hear & see the growling koalas, but sadly, none here at all.

I saw Bunny Ginness had a video on growing Eucalyptus for flower arranging and wondered what it would look like as a tree. So informative!

@thehorti-culturalists

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

There is a waterway reserve over my back fence and for the past 7 years that I have been here several dozen Eucalyptus trees have germinated in various sized pots all over my back garden. I planted the contents to 3 of my pots into my 'catch all' front garden that all also had a Eucalyptus tree. Just a couple years later, one of those 3 trees in particular is getting quite tall. So now I'm wondering.... Have I ruined the rest of the garden? There are also 3 fruiting Prunas Plum trees very close by, that the green parrots love to eat every year. Very small fruit but very delicious. I guess I need to research what plants may survive. Having said that though, I am an avid over waterer. Adelaide Plains, South Australia.

@thehorti-culturalists

9 ай бұрын

It does sound like your garden is becoming something of a jungle so I hope this is the look you were wanting. Regards Stephen

It struck me that your garden is very lush and foliage heavy but less so on the flowers. It could be the most green garden I've ever seen, it looks lovely though

@thehorti-culturalists

2 жыл бұрын

I do concentrate on good foliage but do have seasonal splashes of flowers ( tulips by the hundreds in spring, liliums in drifts in summer and Cyclamen by the metres in autumn. Regards Stephen

We have Nandina in paddocks and a few others under gum trees. At least we dont see the mess behind the dam. Clean it up once a year. Might tree the others in this kyneton dry.

@thehorti-culturalists

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching - yes! If the Nandina's work for you the other will too!

hi Steven, thank you for introducing your garden and how to select plants under Eucalyptus! I have a hobbie farm in Sth Gippsland. There's a lot of big gum trees along the boundary. Luckily, we have koalas on the trees regularly. But there's no plants growing under the gum trees except grass. I saw there are bamboos thriving in your garden. Just wondering would that be difficult to plant bamboos under gum trees? If possible, I want have a bamboo forest there as we love to eat bamboo shoots so much! Thank you Steven!

@thehorti-culturalists

Жыл бұрын

You could grow certain types of bamboo under Eucalyptus however it isn’t as productive when it has to compete with other aggressive trees. Regards Stephen

@user-ol6ul2gr8f

Жыл бұрын

@@thehorti-culturalists what distance would be ideal between them to live well together? Thank you!

This is great! You guys work so well together. How far away from a house would you plant a manna gum? I back onto a park and want to improve the treescape and a Manna would be perfect.

@thehorti-culturalists

2 жыл бұрын

I would want to make sure it was at least 10 metres from a house which is about how far away my two are. Regards Stephen

@GWHAWK87

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehorti-culturalists perfect, thank you that’s closer than I was thinking! Very excited about watching them grow!

Hi, I have a pink bloodwood and need a tallish screening plant underneath it. Can you tell me, would the straight and narrow lillipillies grow underneath it? It looks like you have bamboo, or something like bamboo growing under your eucalypt? Can you confirm what that is? thanks

@thehorti-culturalists

2 жыл бұрын

I have used bamboos both clumping and running under Eucalyptus and the competition even keeps the running ones to a slow walk! The lillipillies should work as well. Regards Stephen

@brookepatterson8598

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehorti-culturalists thank you, most helpful.

I wonder if eucalyptus will be so vigorous and competitive in a zone 8 Pacific Northwest setting in the USA? I want to plant it near some fruit trees but I don’t want it’s roots to hinder them

@thehorti-culturalists

Жыл бұрын

I think the roots could easily be a problem depending on the species. Regards Stephen

@nima16042

Жыл бұрын

@@thehorti-culturalists hmm its silver dollar eucalyptus and I just planted it. I hear hard pruning/coppacing the tree annually can tame its root growth. I just love the tree!

@nicholasgeranios

9 ай бұрын

​@nima16042 we live next to a seasonal creek in shasta county bordering redding CA... zone 9. We've a lemon tree about 30 feet from the eucalyptus treeline which needs a lot of water. I believe the need for so much water is due to the eucalyptus trees. Best of luck!