Re: eucalyptus toxicity?

Greetings, Anni!

For what it's worth, we've done research at the nursery regarding (what's 
turned out to be) this *old wives tale*.  Euc is just really messy, but not 
"toxic" to other plants, or in this case, nut/fruit trees.  What usually 
kills the plants that we attempt to grow under eucs is actually, just being 
smothered by the leaf litter.  Well, that, and the eucs sucking up ALL the 
water in the vicinity.

Euc mulch/chips is the same situation as with any bark mulch -- plants 
mulched with any bark will need more nitrogen in the soil to compensate.

Would recommend that your friends amend the new planting area very thoroughly 
with lots of good organic matter and then maintain a consistant feeding 
schedule for the new trees.  Are the eucs suckering? or are they totally 
removed, roots & all?  If the latter, I'd say there's nothing to worry about 
except for proper planting + feed.

Hope this helps, Christi
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