I had a little apricot tree in Calif. Apparently someone spit out the seed. It sprouted and grew up right next to the house and actually had fruit. My son and his friend, now a Certified Nurseryman, removed it. They said it was too close to the house and would undermine the foundation! Rats and pooh on them. I loved it. I suppose they knew what they were talking about, dang it! Sigh.