Matt Barton wrote:
"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....

Well, we gat about 3 gypsies a week knocking on the door offering to deal
with our trees. If you wait until the autumn they'll bring it back and try
to sell it back to you as firewood...