I bought a eucalyptus on a nostalgic whim... and probably shouldn't have. I considered taking it back to the nursery but didn't. From what I've read so far I'm pretty sure it will grow in my zone (8b). I've got it in a pot right now as I haven't decided where to plant it and I might even bring it in this winter. The problem, as I see it, is this; left to its own devices it will get huge, I think. And the reason I'm saying I think is because it doesn't have one stalk but many branches. I've tried resesrching to find out what to do with it, cut off all the branches but one? And which one? They all seem to splay out, none grow vertically. I'm hoping someone will tell me I can keep it pruned and it will remain a bush instead of the giant it would like to be. I also hope someone has grown this beautiful plant here in Washington with success.
