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Friend or foe?!

linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
in Problem solving
Hi folks.  Please see attached two photos of a plant/weed/tree/not sure! - that's in my border.  It's been there for at least a year but I never let it flower, I always cut it back.  It's got some curious  - what I call 'subleaves' - at intervals along the stalk!  It's getting quite tall, as you can see.  I'd be really grateful if anyone could help identify it, please.  Many thanks in advance.  :)
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  • borgadrborgadr Posts: 718
    I may well be wrong, but it looks a lot like the cherry saplings that pop up around my garden.  Do you have any cherry or plum trees nearby?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited August 2021
    Goat willow I think  :)
    Salix caprea
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • borgadrborgadr Posts: 718
    Fairygirl said:
    Goat willow I think  :)
    Salix caprea
    Well, at least I was right about being wrong!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    borgadr said:
    Fairygirl said:
    Goat willow I think  :)
    Salix caprea
    Well, at least I was right about being wrong!
    I know the feeling!  :D 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Hi @borgadr and @Fairygirl;  apologies for the delay in replying and huge thanks for getting back to me and shedding some light on what my mystery plant is.  @borgadr...ha ha, that did make me laugh about being right about being wrong....you're still right one way or another!  Thanks again both for your help.  :)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No problem @linzijayne74. I suppose what we should have said is - don't leave it in there!  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • linzijayne74linzijayne74 Posts: 198
    Many thanks @Fairygirl.  I shall take it out but with a very heavy heart; I really and truly don't like taking things out if they've chosen to be there but you're right, upon reading about the growing habit of this tree it sadly can't stay there; there just isn't the room in our garden.  Thanks again so much for your help.  :)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I hate pulling out oak, horsechestnut etc sown by squirrels but it has to be done😒
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'm afraid you learn as you go along that, in a cultivated garden [especially if it's small] you often have to be ruthless   :)
    I'd be overrun with sycamore and ash here if I didn't remove seedlings and saplings. I'd be struggling to have much else growing at all if I didn't  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • borgadrborgadr Posts: 718
    Absolutely.  I think my garden would become part cherry orchard and part ash+oak copse if I didn't go around pulling up tree saplings.
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