"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Cut it off 3-4' above the ground, remove the stump and plant a
more suitable tree :-)

LOL! You're not suggesting anything I haven't already considered. Not sure
where/how I'd dispose of 30ft of tree though. I've only got a Renault Clio,
and I'm buggered if it'll fit on the roof....

Matt.