Thank you so much for your prompt and thorough reply. . . . to say Nora's German friend is impressed is an understatement !!!! And the article in German. . . . . .she was flabbergasted !!!!! Thanks, again !!!

I have a friend of my wife visiting us from Germany who has asked my advice, and, I'm sorry to say I do not know the answer to her problem . For a number of years, a Walnut tree grew in the small garden outside her flat, but, three years ago, it blew down and was cleared away and the ground dug over...

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