"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" writes
I am probably the odd one out but I see nothing wrong with planting a
tree you like and accepting that it will have to be removed long before
maturity. There are plenty of wonderful examples of Araucaria around
here which will eventually have to go. Even the most modest British
trees are probably unsuitable for the average garden but they do enjoy
a 20/30 year life before the chop. Must go now -I need to check the
Sequoia:-)

No, you're not. I've argued this line on urg before.

I don't see it's much different from growing hedges - better, perhaps,
to let a tree have a few years of freedom, than to keep it 'cooped up'
at 6ft high for ever ;-)

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Kay