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cordyline australis - coppicing
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Posted by elizabeth_the_oak Vic Aust (My Page) on Fri, Jan 2, 04 at 2:54
I have a cordyline australis, 4 - 5 metres tall with a single trunk.
I would like to coppice it so that it has 3 or 4 or more trunks.
Has any one had success or failure with doing this?
Winters here are very frosty and wet, summers very dry and our water is limited. What time of year should I attempt it?
How far above the ground do I cut it?
How fast does the tree regenerate?
Does anyone have any other information that could help?
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RE: cordyline australis - coppicing
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I would hate to cut this one,but I think it would be possible.
JWB
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RE: cordyline australis - coppicing
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| You are lucky that you can grow them. It is a bit too tropical to grow Cordyline australis here. They live for a couple of years but then succombe to the heat and humidity. I Will have to stick to the Cordyline fruiticosa and native Australian species. Andrew. |
RE: cordyline australis - coppicing
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| I'm surprised that it hasn't branched out before now, or developed shoots lower down on the trunk. Is it growing in the open? Has it flowered yet? (They often start to branch when reliable flowering begins.) Local trees have the panicles well out now despite our extended winter this year; yours are probably similar. Pure guess: if I was going to lop I'd pick mid-autumn when there is a reasonable balance of dry and wet days so the wound can callus over and the roots can draw on water to throw out a new head or so. |
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