You can't really do anything to 'aid its recovery'. If you like it as a feature leave it alone. (If you have kids, which I'm guessing from the Wendy house you do, they'll love it.) Fallen trees of some species can live for centuries without any intervention. If you show a close up of the foliage we can id it for you.

If you don't like it get it removed.

Thanks for the reply. Our preference is certainly to keep it. We have seen quite a lot of growth over this weekend alone. Here are some photos of the foliage:

Eucalyptus of some sort.

Are you in Australia? (large Eucalyptus and a 'back garden' as opposed to a 'yard'.) Or even UK?

UK - South East Essex..

If you do decide to remove it remember that some times when you cut a tree like this the root ball will roll back and become upright in its old hole.

Several years ago a man in our area of the world was killed when he went to relieve himself in the hole while they were cutting the tree on the other end. When the cut was made the tree rolled back into the hole on him.

If we do end up taking it out, I'll be sure to remember that! Horrific story.

We'd very much like it to grow back to full health.

==>>> highly doubtful ...

there is a lot of stored energy in that hunk of wood and roots ...

odds are ... once it is used up ... it will die ... as it appears most of its roots were severed ....

but even if it does not .... its never going to be.. what it used to be ...

if you have 5 or 10 acres ... or GB equiv.. it would be nice to watch what happens ... i am not sure on a small suburban lot ... that i would waste the space ...

get rid of it.. and plant a new tree.. and in 5 years.. you will have a nice, vigorous tree ...

whats the back story ... all those roots were cut ...????

ken

@ken: we don't actually know exactly what happened here as it was down (and looked dead) when we moved in, with the roots and branches already cut. There appears to be a large root (can't be seen in the photos) still in the ground which is why we're hoping that it might survive. We are not too worried about the space so we're going to persevere with it. Time will tell I suppose.

but.. one root of 100.. isnt much for a tree that size.. to survive on ...

on my 5 acres.. if it were out back.. i would enjoy watching what happens.. and learning .... but not in suburbia.. as i noted above ...

is this a rental...??? .. i suppose that would limit your options ....

ken

Not a rental so we can remove it anytime. Like you Ken, we have quite
a sizeable plot so it's not really in the way, at the moment at least. I'll check back in here further down the line with some progress photos.

I agree with Sara - this happens with mature eucs here often and they ALWAYS resprout!! It may take some time for it to achieve any kind of serious size but they are quite special for their evergreen effect and the foliar fragrance.

Another fun thing with Eucalyptus (which are widely hated but are fine in the right situations and there are some very cool species and cultivars) is that they often have juvenile foliage that is very different from the mature foliage. Some are grown for their juvenile foliage alone (check out 'Moon Lagoon'). So what you are seeing now is juvenile foliage which may or may not be similar to the mature foliage. A grand experiment, that's for sure! Have some fun with it.

Thanks for the comments all. Very helpful.

If you have space, I'd leave it. It's neat to watch, and neat for kids to play in/on/around!

Totally agree with those who say to leave it. That's assuming it won't be obstructing your garden area, but it looks like you have the space to do it.

I have 100 acres of pretty wild bush/forests in Oz, and it's not uncommon to find a Euc blown over in a storm. In time (years!), those leafing branches will root to the ground (a kind of natural "layering" propagation) and you'll have a small thicket of those trees. Very cool to watch over time.

My immediate thought on seeing your pic, going only by bark and juvenile leaves, was Euc. albens (white box tree), but as there are more than 700 Euc species, I wouldn't bet on that.

Ain't nature grand?

E albens would be unusual in the UK. The commonest one here is E gunnii. There are a few others too.

Hi, floral_uk. I'll defer to your local experience and general expertise, and I have read that E. gunnii is the most common one in the UK, but here it has a distinctively smooth bark, while our OP's does not. Perhaps local conditions make a difference.

I don't suppose that we'll ever make a definitive ID of this one, (>700 species!) and it probably matters little concerning its future growth.

I have a peach tree which had a similar fall before I moved in 14 years ago. Its still alive. Makes fruit even.