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from "Robert" contains these words:

: Dear List,
:
: I have recently bought a house that has various young trees planted
: near the foundations. This includes rowans and pine trees.
:
: Is there a safe distance for planting such trees? I am willing to
: cut them down if they are too close.
:
: thank you,
:
7 metres for Rowans at least, not sure about Pines

We had a forty foot Douglas fir growing within fifteen metres of our
hous when I was an anklebiter. No problems.

(Except when I put a stuffed owl in it and had my grandfather observing
it for ages!)

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Rusty Hinge
No m'lud, it wasn't a sneg. My joints creak.