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patrick j writes:
| On 2008-07-16 00:01:26 +0100, "Emrys Davies" said:
|
| 1) I'm wondering how big it will grow? At present it is nine feet
| high.
| It seems to grow quite quickly.
|
| It can grow to 6m by 6m at a fast rate.
|
| Ugh!

That's rare in the UK. 3-4 metres high is more normal. It's the
suckering that is the problem.

| I found that its ability to spread via its roots and to throw up
| numerous suckers quite annoying and consequectly we got rid of it.
|
| I think I'll get rid of it as well

It had formed a large thicket at my parents-in-law's house. We had
one, and it started lifting the (admittedly GROSSLY substandard)
drive, so I poisoned it.

It's not an easily controllable plant.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.