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Old 04-06-2016, 11:48 AM
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We have a bottlebrush tree. It's four years old. I doubt it is going to ever be big enough to provide shade. The branches fall like and look like an umbrella. Perhaps there is a different variety of them that has a thicker trunk and grows into a bigger canopy? Nice landscaping addition, though.
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