Lignotuber Shoots After Bushfire – Eucalypts
- Eucalypt shooting lignotuber growth
Many eucalypt trees are capable of producing 2 different kinds of shoots after a major trauma such as a bushfire, epicormic shoots and lignotuber shoots. Lignotuber shoots are responsible for the tree being able to develop new and sturdy tree trunks. Lignotuber shoots differ from epicormic shoots as they come out from the base of the tree from within the root system itself not out of the bark on the trunk and are a more long term healing solution for the tree.
Lignotuber shoots will often be the long term healing solution for the tree as they can eventually form new and very strong tree trunks. A characteristic of a lignotuber producing eucalypt that has gone through a trauma event such as bushfire is that it has multi stems from the base, sometimes upto 5 or more main trunks.
We have decided to see how nature plays out and can’t wait to to see if some trees do form multi-stems on our bush block. If this is something that you don’t want, particularly if it was around your house and very visual it is possible to remove some of the lignotuber stems to get the tree to form one good soild trunk – which some people find more appealing. Something like cut them back to about 5-10 main lignotuber stems after a year and then down to 2-5 main stems after 2 or so years and then finally pick the best stem which you want to become your new trunk.
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