> Last fall a drunk driver knocked down the blue spruce. Sounds like we need to find something that is at least that sturdy! ;-) > > We were just going to get another blue spruce, but put it on the right side > of the yard, farther from the house than the maple. I guess there's a 40 x > 40 area for it, What's the top clearance, and how tall is your house? What's underground at that point? Do we have to worry about roots lifting sidewalks or invading septic systems, for instance? Kay Lancaster kay@fern.com who's still not used to single story houses cowering under 100 ft doug firs yet.