This picture was taken a day before the remmanents of tropical storm Hanna was going to hit NJ. I'm glad this picture was taken, because the plant didn't make it through the storm. Almost every branch was snapped off. The plant was about 18 feet tall and grew to an inch of two shy of 16 feet. The pole in the picture can extend out to 15'8" to give you an idea of the width of the plant.