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David in Normandy writes:
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| | Within a two or three years it will be tree size again if
| | left unchecked.
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| Albeit a very small tree.
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| As trees go, yes they are small, but they do grow very
| fast. In a race I'd say they'd leave Leylandii standing
| (for the first 10 feet anyway :-).
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| Probably why the timber is useless, it's much too pulpy and
| soft.

Actually, no, it isn't. The young wood is, but it hardens up
considerably as it ages, and any stems of over 2" in diameter
are really quite hard.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.