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We have a big, shrubby olive tree in the garden, it's now about 3m tall and must be about 5 years old. It's very bushy, we've never pruned it. This year for some reason it's flowered for ages and we are all allergic to the pollen. I'm not sure why it hasn't been a big issue in previous years (we've lived here for 3).
I am pregnant so can't take anything for hayfever (apart from prevalin which isn't effective enough outside) and so I can't use the garden. DH and DS are going out but armed with Piriton. I read that olive tree pollen is especially fine so that might explain how sensitive we are to it.
DH has booked a gardener to remove it, but they wouldn't give a quote over the phone 
. No one else he rang was answering. I don't like not knowing how much it might be!
DH reckons because we're not having the stump removed it will cost about £70. I reckon it will cost about £200. We're both stabbing wildly in the dark though. Can anyone give us an idea of the cost? We live on the south coast.