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Flowering Euc

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Hi there,

I have had this gum for a few years app 500mm high.

I cannot remember the leaves being like this... any thoughts?

I am going to pot up this year and looking for some pot ideas also
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Re: Flowering Euc

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Could be stress. You don't have a location in your profile but cold can do this to corymbia leaves.
When was the last repot? When plants get really root bound it can be difficult for the roots to get nutrients and they begin to starve.
Have you fertilised? Lack of nutrient could also cause leaf discoloration.
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Re: Flowering Euc

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Thanks Shibui
I live in Melbourne.
Re potted last summer, but I have not fertilised at all.. always nervous when it comes to natives
What do you recommend?
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NeilC wrote: August 23rd, 2020, 6:10 pm Thanks Shibui
I live in Melbourne.
Re potted last summer, but I have not fertilised at all.. always nervous when it comes to natives
What do you recommend?
Eucs love fertiliser in my experience. You don't need to worry about using special native fertiliser; eucalypts don't develop proteoid roots so aren't sensitive when it comes to phosphorus. I use a liquid organic fertiliser (Charlie Carp) and the trees seem happy with it.
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Thanks Greg,
I will give that a go
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Totally agree with Greg. Euc will take any fert you want to give them. I use Thrive, Powerfeed and chook poo pellets on mine.

Most natives are happy with fert. Just need to be a bit careful with the proteacea family - banksia and grevillea but even they will die if they don't get any nutrients so still need to be fed. Just start gently with low P 'native' fert on those ones if you have them.
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Thanks for the advice
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