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Thanks so much! Everything else seemed to key out well to be A. grandis, smell included.

All the new shoots are being wrecked by aphids or their like (as every year) and the leaves become quite powdery-covered.

I did ask for sure since if it grows large (it's actually two together) it's a pretty interesting/weird place to have them, in the midst of a tiny village that would be dwarfed by it...! like building a skyscraper there :)

david

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I think their suitability for situations is a bit misunderstood. In nature when they are growing close together they shoot up in competition for light and couldn't stand up on tehir pwn at that height without companion shelter. When more open grown they take their time a bit more and the height to diameter ratio can be much lower. Lower branches live longer and spread further and the tree stays more squat. Still a big'un but tolerable in urban environments.

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That certainly makes a lot of sense - thanks for the info!

I run a nature and environment facebook page for the village here, pointing out things for people to notice around them in the village, and today's post was about this tree :)

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