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Eucalyptus gunnii pruning and staking?

19 years ago

While I was visiting my sister from the U.S. in Oct., we picked out an E. gunnii to have planted in her lawn. It is 12' tall and quite willowy. The nursery person staked it at 4' with a wooden cross bar and it isn't able to move up to that height. Should it be restaked to allow for some movement and improved chance of strengthening the trunk? We are also concerned about whether or not it should be pruned some now to minimize transplant stress. She is hoping to keep it at about 15' with mostly juvenile foliage. Thanks so much for any help.

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