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Llew

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Does anyone know what tree this is?
My neighbour Pete (for it is his) hasn't a clue, and I'm interested because at some stage in the near future it's going to shadow my dish from a couple of western satellites.
Now about 12 feet high, it doesn't look like it the kind of tree that could be pruned, which Pete would be happy to do if it was one with branches.
I can always move my dish up a foot or so, but the question is, is it likely to grow any taller?

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Looks like a giant yukka.:) Some kind of palm tree, but couldn't find anything too close in appearance.
 

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rolfw said:
Looks like a giant yukka.:) Some kind of palm tree, but couldn't find anything too close in appearance.
Yeah RolfW, I thought it might be a yukka, but the ones in my bumper book of trees only seem to grow about a couple of foot tall.
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From the small picture I think that it might be a "monkey puzzle tree", I do not know it's posh name though.:-ohmy

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Don't think so AF, they have fuzzy branches from memory.
 

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Llew said:
Does anyone know what tree this is?
My neighbour Pete (for it is his) hasn't a clue, and I'm interested because at some stage in the near future it's going to shadow my dish from a couple of western satellites.
Now about 12 feet high, it doesn't look like it the kind of tree that could be pruned, which Pete would be happy to do if it was one with branches.
I can always move my dish up a foot or so, but the question is, is it likely to grow any taller?

Llew
Had a visit today from daughter, she took one look and I quote.
If it has trunk between the part we can see and ground its probably a Spineless Yucca and can grow to between 4 and 5 meters tall.
She did quote a latin name but can not pronounce it let alone spell it.
 

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loftyj said:
Had a visit today from daughter, she took one look and I quote.
If it has trunk between the part we can see and ground its probably a Spineless Yucca and can grow to between 4 and 5 meters tall.
She did quote a latin name but can not pronounce it let alone spell it.

Jeez! Fifteen feet! Time to order a few bags of Rootkill (Only joking neighbour O-Ha ).
Yes, it has a long thick trunk, so that's the most likely specimen.
Thanks Lofty (and daughter).

Llew
 
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