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Old 27-03-2009, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Gower View Post
We've just bought a new (to us) house in Oxford, which has an
almost empty garden, except for a 6' Monkey Puzzle tree, which we
want to get rid of - it's not to our taste anyway, but we've got
two kids under 3, and we'd rather not have to fence off a bit of
the garden to keep them away from those spikey leaves. So, two
questions: where should we think about advertising to get the best
price for this, and is there anything we need to do to in
particular to make moving this successful?

Thanks!
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Selah
Contact the Botanic Gardens and ask if they are interested in it for the arboretum.

Alternatively, cut off the lower branches altogether.