"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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In article ,
Clive Holden cliverholden@hotmailremove wrote:

Could the extreme winter have killed it

WHAT extreme winter? Sorry, but it was nothing abnormal for the UK,
except in the past COUPLE OF DECADES, and silver birches grow in
VERY much colder climates. It may be dead, but it will be fungal
or similar infection of the roots if so.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Of course the winter was abnormal !


If it was the norm, then my concrete block steps would have been burst by
the feezing in other years. Only this last winter did that happen so
it was
certainly abnormal taken in the light of experience over the last twenty
years at least.

Twenty years, eh? How many decades are there in a couple?

Janet

I'll have to work that one out !

Bill