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mespilus-
These are lovely but very slow growing so silly expensive. I've got two but they're about 50cm tall and haven't grown at all in the year I've had them. In a decade they might be decent sized plants.
How tall is tall? Bamboo is the obvious choice. Or you could do magnolias or holm oak, underplanted with something a bit more interesting?
lemonade
thanks for the tips... eucalyptus idea nixed. as to the suggestion of putting something english in my garden... these days if you do that you'll be arrested and thrown in jail !