"andrewpreece" wrote ...
Just bought one, a couple of feet high, green leaves, no further info on
the
pot except it says it gets to 3m/well drained soil/sun or light shade.

There is no visible trunk at the moment, I was wondering how fast these
things grow? I have a spot for it that is occupied by a dead tree at the
moment,
but I don't want to cut the dead tree down right away as there is a
dove-cote
thingy on top, so it'll go in a pot for the time being. I'd be interested
to
know how
long it'll be before it reaches 6 feet. Any ideas?


You don't mention where you are and that will make a difference. In a warm
part of the UK like London it will grow well in the soil and from ours I
estimate 1 foot per year once it's got it's roots down to Oz, so in your
case probably about 7 years. In a pot I doubt it ever will. They don't do
well permanently in a pot, not enough depth.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London