Ouch, wouldn't want to try and dig that one up either! Where is that monster located Jeffrey?

Jeff, that's why it's called "ingens" (huge)! :)
In southern Italy you can easily find them planted in the ground and reaching the roof of 2-storied houses.
It grows very fast.

Alessandro

Dear Rose,

It's in San Diego County.

Dear Alessandro,

They grow very quickly here, too - a Mediterranean garden plant if there ever was one.

Way cool plant. But how did you not title the thread "The Little Ingen that could"?

Very nice tree you got there Jeffrey, be fun hanging bird feeders on it tho ;)