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Plant growing in lawn

rick.whitehill6kEXjIy-rick.whitehill6kEXjIy- Posts: 5
edited August 2022 in Problem solving
HI, this year I have an issue with an unknown plant growing in my lawn. I thought it maybe from the roots of our acer tree but the leaves are different. Any ideas what it could be. They seem to be sprouting from a group of small round bulb type things. 
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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Hello Rick and welcome to the forum.  Your plant looks to me a little like colts foot but I wouldn't bet on it.
    @nutcutlet is excellent at identifying plants so she may get this alert and come and take a look for you.
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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I don't think it's Coltsfoot, that doesn't have the leaves coming off the stem like that. Could you get a pic with the top of the plant in focus


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • rick.whitehill6kEXjIy-rick.whitehill6kEXjIy- Posts: 5
    Hi thanks, I'll post a better pick when it shots again as I have removed the last three. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Can you dig up some of the roots/bulbs and show us a picture of the whole thing?
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Are you sure it's coming from bulb like things and isn't a sucker from a tree like a prunus?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I thought prunus sucker but the leaves don't look quite right to me. When I pull mine up they sometimes have kind of "knotty" roots though. Will see if I can get a pic for comparison.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • rick.whitehill6kEXjIy-rick.whitehill6kEXjIy- Posts: 5
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Are you sure it's coming from bulb like things and isn't a sucker from a tree like a prunus?
    I think it is a sucker but the only tree nearby in my acer. I also have next doors crab apple popping up I  my lawn. It could be the acer but the leaves are different. I'll dig down an trace I back when the ground is softer. I'm going to kill off the lawn this spring anyway and reseed. 
  • rick.whitehill6kEXjIy-rick.whitehill6kEXjIy- Posts: 5
    JennyJ said:
    Can you dig up some of the roots/bulbs and show us a picture of the whole thing?
    Yes will do when the next one comes up, thanks. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    If your acer is grafted then the suckers will come from the rootstock and could look different to the top growth … they would still be a type of acer/maple tho. 

    🤔 any poplar trees nearby?





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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Suckers can also come from the roots of a tree that's been cut down but the stump left. Here's a prunus sucker with "knobbly bits" for comparison - the leaves are dried up and wilted because it's been in the green bin since the weekend.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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