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Can anyone help identify these seedlings that are appearing everywhere

anna146anna146 Posts: 22
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Good Morning.  I am hoping someone can help me identify what these little seedlings are that are appearing everywhere in my borders.  I haven't planted any seeds, so am not sure whether they are weeds or something else that has blown in?  There are about 30 of them scattered around, not in a clump, 
Thank you
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  • clarke.bruntclarke.brunt Posts: 215
    These are really annoying me (and maybe others, judging by lack of response). They look familiar - I've even been looking round my garden to see if I have any (no). It's not the 'usual suspects' of Sycamore tree, Ash tree, or even Apple tree. All those have elongated seed-leaves, whereas these have the fat round seed-leaves. I imagine the seed itself was what you'd get if you stuck the two seed-leaves back together, a bit like a pea or bean. I think the seed-leaves of peas remain underground, and don't emerge into the light like yours - the true leaves at the top don't look like a a pea either. But I've seen some photos of bean seedlings which at least look similar. Hope someone else knows for sure...
  • anna146anna146 Posts: 22
    ha. thank you. I have been in my house for 6 years and this is the 1st year I have come across these in the garden.  I just would like to know if they are going to be evasive or something I need to keep on top of now before they get bigger and take over completely.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited March 2021
    clarke.brunt said:
    These are really annoying me (and maybe others, judging by lack of response). They look familiar - I've even been looking round my garden to see if I have any (no). It's not the 'usual suspects' of Sycamore tree, Ash tree, or even Apple tree. All those have elongated seed-leaves, whereas these have the fat round seed-leaves. I imagine the seed itself was what you'd get if you stuck the two seed-leaves back together, a bit like a pea or bean. I think the seed-leaves of peas remain underground, and don't emerge into the light like yours - the true leaves at the top don't look like a a pea either. But I've seen some photos of bean seedlings which at least look similar. Hope someone else knows for sure...
    I agree @clarke.brunt ... not the usual suspects but I feel I should know what they are 🤔 

    Any trees in the vicinity @anna146   ?  What plants do you grow?

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  • anna146anna146 Posts: 22
    I have a cherry tree, a pear tree and our neighbour has an apple tree.   The neighbours behind us have some cherry laurels
  • clarke.bruntclarke.brunt Posts: 215
    I found one in my garden now - in an outdoor pot-plant. Seed-leaves maybe 7mm long - smaller than I'd imagined from your photo. I think I'm homing in on some kind of cherry - I grow a sweet-cherry, and there are volunteer cherry plants here and there more likely from next-door. Finally a photo on this page https://treegrowing.tcv.org.uk/grow/tree-recipes/wild-cherry which looks the same.
  • MarranMarran Posts: 195
    my first thought was vinca but, I guess not ..?
  • Miss DarksideMiss Darkside Posts: 8
    Do you or your neighbours leave monkey nuts out for birds or squirrels? I found the same things in lots of my pots last spring, one of which was sprouting out of a monkey nut shell which had been buried by one of our resident red squirrels. They take root pretty quickly so pull them out as soon as you find them.
  • anna146anna146 Posts: 22
    edited March 2021
    our neighbours have 2 bird tables so that could be a possibility as we have a lot of grey squirrels (sadly not lucky enough to have red squirrels).  But we also have a sweet cherry tree, so @ Clarke Brunt, your thoughts about a cherry may also be a possibility
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I found loads of extremely similar looking seedlings all around and under my Viburnum tinus this week (had to search to find this post). I don't remember ever finding seedlings before, but there were lots.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • SophieKSophieK Posts: 244
    Chances are, these will not be something you actually would have planted in your garden, I'd just get rid of them
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