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I mean, it's only likely to live a stilted 10-20 years down on the front range. But...it's planted itself inside this garden bed which is (stupidly) lined at the bottom with landscaping fabric. I'm guessing it really won't have good stability once it gets heavy. I kind of like where it decided to grow...but it won't live a long time regardless. (We bought the house with 8 aspens. All of them are dead, and this is a "baby".)

Also- if I cut it, I'm thinking of pulling out all of the geranium and vinca and removing the landscaping fabric and starting fresh. It was the first thing, and I've gotten a lot better at gardening over the years.

Sounds like I'm talking myself into cutting it. But I hate to cut a tree. :)

I have this (usually very shady) strip of gardenbed on the north(ish) side of the fence. I'd like to add some vertical bush type interest that is NOT a lilac or a juniper (those are on the west fence to the right of this bed.). Ideas?

Right now, there's a few columbine, a whole bunch of stonecrop, a few awkwardly placed chives, and a few other assorted plants that I've been sticking in there when I have no other place for them.

It starts getting some sun around 3pm, and then is in full sun until close to sunset. It gets a fair amount of sprinkler blowoff from the grass sprinklers, so doesn't have to be the most drought resistant plant. The grass is particularly green in this area, as there's both a lot of shade, it's the low part of the yard, and there's a new oak tree just out of view. :)