"K" wrote in message
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"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 ;-)
Kay

Like this one at the Australian National Botanic Gardens?
http://maeg.textdriven.com/wp-content/cage.jpg (from
http://maeg.textdriven.com/?cat=2)

:~))
Jenny