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  Geoffrey King March 4, 2011 at 9:17am

  Hi Craig,

   

  Maybe the very cold weather has killed it, we have a customer with a massive Eucalyptus, also died through the winter.
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  N. F. Trees & Gardens March 4, 2011 at 10:48am

  May have been salt from gritter, more likely the extreme cold. Is the ground compacted around the roots? Aerate and mulch around it, it might recover.
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  Craig McGibbon March 4, 2011 at 10:57am

  It's quite a heavy clay soil around it and does seem to be compacted... thanks...
  
  N. F. Trees & Gardens said:
  

  May have been salt from gritter, more likely the extreme cold. Is the ground compacted around the roots? Aerate and mulch around it, it might recover.
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  N. F. Trees & Gardens March 4, 2011 at 2:06pm

  No worries :o)
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  Claire Brown March 4, 2011 at 6:12pm

  when I first started at Garden centres 18 years ago Acacia Dealbata was only sold as hardy in inner city areas, other than that it was sold as conservatory plant.

  For the 14 years after that we had mild winters and plants had got to tree size outside as it doesn't mind negative figures but doesn't like cold and wet, or long term cold.

   

  The last 3 winters have been very hard, and last winter the snow was very early, so i'm guessing that was the problem, - they do try and come back, but normally not the whole tree, so you might as well get rid of it or they end up lopsided.
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  Craig McGibbon March 4, 2011 at 6:43pm

  Hi Claire, Thanks for the detailed response; it'll may help to explain things to my client. Craig
  
  Claire Brown said:
  

  when I first started at Garden centres 18 years ago Acacia Dealbata was only sold as hardy in inner city areas, other than that it was sold as conservatory plant.

  For the 14 years after that we had mild winters and plants had got to tree size outside as it doesn't mind negative figures but doesn't like cold and wet, or long term cold.

   

  The last 3 winters have been very hard, and last winter the snow was very early, so i'm guessing that was the problem, - they do try and come back, but normally not the whole tree, so you might as well get rid of it or they end up lopsided.