On 2014-04-08 16:18:51 +0000, Spider said:

On 07/04/2014 09:29, Sacha wrote:
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There is a superb, old swamp cypress just at the entrance to Dartington
Hall. It is simply huge!
http://www.dartington.org/archive/di...E/PH/1/A/1/360



That's a grand tree, Sacha, but I wouldn't want it growing so close to
my house, sucking water out of the ground! I hope it never becomes an
issue at Dartington; that's not a decision I'd like to make.

Dartington's garden is far too clever for that. The former private
owners, the Elmhirsts, were very experienced gardeners. That photo was
taken in the 60s and the tree is still there. The area in which it's
planted is very enclosed as a quadrangle - extremely beautiful - and
therefore pretty well sheltered. Dartington itself isn't very exposed
in terms of height, so it's hard to imagine that tree causing problems.
It's planted atop an old well. ;-)
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Sacha
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South Devon
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