"tom&barbara" wrote in message
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Thank you both for your advice. I will stake it very well and trim it
occasionally.

Do you think it will be ok so close to the house? It is about 7ft
away.

Gail


The one in our front garden was about 4 feet from the house!! The trouble is
the roots were very near the surface, THAT is why that one, and the one in
the back garden, blew over. They are very pretty when small/young, but as
they get a lot of growth on them, they are ugly and as I say top heavy.

Mike


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