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6ft Christmas tree grows to 50ft

A couple in Worcestershire who planted a Christmas tree in their front garden in 1978 now have to decorate it using a cherry picker - after it grew to 50ft tall.

The tree towers over their house and helps light up their village. It even had a light switch on this year, which 200 people attended.

Speaking to 大象传媒 5 live's Adrian Chiles, Avril Rowlands said she bought the small fir tree for just 拢6.

"It's taken 38 years. Trees do grow, if you provide them with lots of water.鈥�

This clip is from 5 live Daily on Tuesday 13 December 2016.

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