Thanks Mark, Yes I was a bit confused myself, probably because my computer misbehaves a lot. I filled in the comments form and then found difficulty in logging back in again. However I have the thing taped now. My tree seems to have gone dormant now, and I plan to plant it out in May of next year in a sheltered position - a walled garden - I think that it will be very happy there as one of its nearest neighbours is a large Eucalyptus. I will send a photo of the planting next year. For the moment it will have to live in a greenhouse as the winter temperature here gets down to -12F. The outside position I have chosen is in E. Lothian where the winter temperature rarely gets below -5F. as it is very near the sea. The Eucalyptus must have been planted in 1955 as it is now almost 30ft. high, with many lateral branches. A very good specimen for Scotland!