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Old 18-08-2008, 08:18 PM
Jim Ford Jim Ford is offline
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Re: Replacing a silver birch tree - any suggestions?

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Originally Posted by annmaria View Post
How about a Tulip tree
Tulipifera liriodendron(sp?) ?

Hmm - it's not a native species!

Anyway, why's everyone recommending another Birch? They're common enough to not be particularly interesting, fill your gutters up with their seeds, and are quite short lived.

Go for an _unusual_ native species!

Jim
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