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Couple of things to identify please
Desi_in_London
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I "weeded" out the following from the courtyard outside as I was tidying up various bits of debris from the wind. Sorry about the order of the photos, help appreciated.
Pic 2 )the tall shoot - looks like its from an avocado stone (or some kind of similar sized seed) - growing behind another shrub next to a fence - any ideas - I'm not in the habit of throwing large fruit stones out, but I suppose an animal could have carried it in?
Pic 1 and 3 )
-- lots of these little seedlings around where I have a couple of cyclamen ( one of which is hederifolium and i can see little leaves coming out from it) -- are these baby cyclamen? I removed on the basis that nothing that seeds so successfully is anything other than invasive ( plus they were right on top of each other) - but is it worth trying to pot on or otherwise keep (some) alive if they are indeed cyclamen ( secateurs/ newspaper for scale)
Pic 2 )the tall shoot - looks like its from an avocado stone (or some kind of similar sized seed) - growing behind another shrub next to a fence - any ideas - I'm not in the habit of throwing large fruit stones out, but I suppose an animal could have carried it in?
Pic 1 and 3 )
-- lots of these little seedlings around where I have a couple of cyclamen ( one of which is hederifolium and i can see little leaves coming out from it) -- are these baby cyclamen? I removed on the basis that nothing that seeds so successfully is anything other than invasive ( plus they were right on top of each other) - but is it worth trying to pot on or otherwise keep (some) alive if they are indeed cyclamen ( secateurs/ newspaper for scale)
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I don't think the tall shoot is an Avocado. The base doesn't look like it as they are usually smooth and split and grow from the centre. If you toss an Avocado stone in your compost bin in Spring then you can quite likely get a shoot but they normally need some warmth and time to get to that stage.
Agree avocado unlikely could be a conker-ish seed ( that sort of size) but leaves aren't horse chestnut like , just singles. Either way , it definitely looks tree-ish so glad I took it out!