>Yes, they are widely available and are occasionally planted in residential >gardens on the Pacific Coast. They don't seem to grow very fast here in >Oregon (I'm not sure how fast they grow at home in the Andes) and don't >drop the lower branches to make the picturesque "umbrella" seen in the wild. Mark et al; They dot streets around Atlanta and elsewhere in the cool southern Piedmont. Not common anywhere, but quite available. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +