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Old 26-03-2009, 07:33 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:46:47 +0000, Rusty_Hinge wrote:


Still, it's really not a suburban tree, it'll grow to well over 100 ft -
probably more.


Eventually, see below, but not in the OP's lifetime!

Find a new home for it before you dig it up - you may find it's a foot
taller before you place it...


I was given to understand that they were very slow-growing and therefore
quite expensive.


They take their time to get to full height, but one four doors down from
me must have added fifteen or twenty feet since I moved here, seven
years ago.

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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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