Pruning Tips (Part 1) Eucalyptus Pollard

This is our first 12' pollard on our emergent biomass Eucalyptus citriodora. Pollarding is an effective tool to allow proper stratification of a tree system. Pollarding is a high cut where you remove most branches and top the tree. This method effectively thickens up the trunk, and reinvigorates the tree. Pruning trees allow us to harvest biomass, and the tree shoots growth hormones into the surrounding root network; this in turn tells all of the surrounding plants grow. In syntropic terminology, we call this a "growth pulse." Once you cut your emergent, you need to go in and cut the rest of the system in order to keep it all balanced. We will be uploading a part 2 video showing the cuts on the lower story.
Part 2:
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[@FloridamanForager]

nice work. any recommendations as where I could secure some quality viable eucalypt seeds or seedlings online.
Im here in ocala, florida

[@tropicagroforestryspencerjulie]

I got the seeds for the individual in the video from baker creek, but they no longer have it on their site. I just ordered and received some rainbow and citriodora from southern seed exchange and sheffields. I've heard good reviews of sheffields from a friend. But I haven't tried germinating them just yet.

[@FloridamanForager]

@@tropicagroforestryspencerjulie awesome thanks!! Looking for some trees to pollard and coppice in my back yard system. I like the idea of eucalyptus because of the potential it has.

[@tropicagroforestryspencerjulie]

@@FloridamanForager our climate is different, so look into the species around that are thriving. But definitely look at the same genus. eucalyptus really fills a perfect upright niche that i haven't found another plant filling. So may as well use them. I'm really into acacia angustissima. Those are my main two biomass trees. I need to decide on pollarding or coppice for the acacia as I've only been working with it about a year, but its filling a dappled and wide shade niche nicely. It's also the fastest growing tree I've ever seen and tops out around 25' here. I'm going to experiment putting them both in the same hole over fruit tree seeds. A perfect little ecosystem! I used mainly ingas first, but they are heavy shade producers that grow very wide. Its easier to utilize these other two species in terms of mass planting within rows