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I agree with @mespilus. Eucalyptus is problematic, much as I like the juvenile foliage it has to be hard pruned to provide it. Eucalyptus also sheds bark and has shallow disruptive roots. I have twice had to take mature ones down which had fallen onto houses as a consequence of the shallow roots, one was at 8pm on Christmas Eve!
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does eucalyptus need a wide border / lots of space ? I'm currently planning the planting for my garden, and we would like some tall, evergreen and architectural screening at the back (which gets full sun in spring and summer.) the problem is that the border is fairly narrow - ~60/70cm deep, though it runs almost the length of the wall. I worry about their roots lifting the patio too, which neighbours the border