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Tue 11 Nov 2002Gerry Daly voices doubts about those new city treesOne of Ireland's most respected gardening experts has expressed doubts about the types of tree planned for O'Connell Street in Dublin once the current London planes have been felled.Mr Gerry Daly, host of RTÉ Radio's Ask About Gardening, said he would have doubts about the suitability of rowans and flowering crab apples in a formal urban setting.