Thankyou everyone, sorry for the confusion at the start! What is a prunus root? I am very new to gardening in general and clearly have a lot to learn 😆
That's ok ... a prunus is any member of the cherry/plum/stone fruit type of tree ... that includes the flowering blossom tree type of thing you see in the spring, as well as the fruit trees. They are usually a nice variety which has been grown by grafting it onto a different type of prunus root in order to control or promote the growth in some sort of way. However, the roots are prone to sending up new little shoots from their roots as they get older and that can be a total PITA because they pop up in lawns and flower beds. Best dug out of the flower bed and mown regularly on lawns before they grow as big as the ones you've got. Also if a prunus has been chopped down and the stump left it will send up suckers.
Don't let all that panic you ... as yet you don't need to understand all that ... just come here and ask and we'll hold your hand as you learn ... one step at a time
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Prunus are trees in the cherry family, so cherry (including ornamental cherry blossom trees), plum etc. They're notorious for suckering - that's throwing up shoots from the roots, which may be different from the parent plant if it was grafted (where a plant is grown on roots of a different but related plant, often to control its height/vigour). If there's a tree or an old stump near no. 3, either in your garden or on the other side of the fence, suckers are a possibility.
Sorry if I used any more terms you don't know - shout up and no doubt someone will explain better
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They are usually a nice variety which has been grown by grafting it onto a different type of prunus root in order to control or promote the growth in some sort of way.
However, the roots are prone to sending up new little shoots from their roots as they get older and that can be a total PITA because they pop up in lawns and flower beds. Best dug out of the flower bed and mown regularly on lawns before they grow as big as the ones you've got. Also if a prunus has been chopped down and the stump left it will send up suckers.
Don't let all that panic you ... as yet you don't need to understand all that ... just come here and ask and we'll hold your hand as you learn ... one step at a time
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.