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ID please

owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
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Not much to go on and prolly the wrong time of year, but can anyone ID this before I proceed to pull it out?
cheers
Owd

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    chaenomeles, 
    Devon.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Possibly a self seeded ash tree? 
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Are the buds on the stem black?  If so I’m going with ash. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
    Thanks all.
    I'll take a closer look tomorrow.
    @Dovefromabove, Presumably if buds not black then Chaenomeles?
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd put money on it NOT being ash. Look at the foliage on the middle stem on the second photo. 
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Take your point Hosta ... but it doesn't look quite right for chaenomeles to me ... wish we had a better pic of the leaves. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited November 2019
    Doesn't look right for common ash tree...see pics below
    First shows a single leaf with many leaflets.
    Chaenomeles good possibility.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
    @Hostafan1
    I have to say I was convinced with your suggested ID, but I'm hopeless at spotting things, I have Chaenomeles elsewhere and still didn't recognise the similarities in foliage and growth habit. 
    I'll check the buds tomorrow as suggested by Dove, but either way I think it's days are numbered as I don't want an Ash tree, nor do I want Chaenomeles there either.
    Thanks 
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  • owd potterowd potter Posts: 979
    @Silver surfer stems definitely do not resemble your 2nd pic, there are not so many nor so prominent buds.
    The pic I posted was taken as close as my camera would focus on it so I doubt I can improve the pic unfortunately.
    As said, I think it has to go either way so thanks all for your help.
    Much appreciated.
    Owd
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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    It could be a very weak Escallonia shrub. They can de-foliate like that especially in windy exposed conditions or affected by leaf spot which is quite common. Are the leaves quite stiff or waxy looking? 
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