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Plant or weed
Brickman0430
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Hi all, four or five of these have sprouted up amongst my photinias, and i’m Wondering if they are plants or weeds? They look very thistle like if I can describe them like that, any help would be most appreciated,
Pat.
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You need to get the whole tap root out to be successful, so maybe a glyphosphate gel applied to the leaves would be the answer.
If the soil is very light, you may be able to pull the whole plant out, but if there's a bit of root left it'll re-sprout.
I usually try pulling first and if it reappears, then use glyphosphate (Roundup gel)
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These spread by horizontal roots so are difficult to dig out.