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Another ID puzzle

SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 380
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Having a new (to me) garden, something else has appeared. Seems to be a climber with a strong, thick reddish stem at the moment about 6'. Pictures of leaf and leaves which are all it has at present. Single leaf is about 2" long. Any ideas please? Thank you



East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    It looks rather like a baby oak tree. Maybe @Silver surfer would know.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 380
    I agree the leaf is oak like but it's definitely a climber (I've had oak trees).
    East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    crateagus?
    Devon.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I think it's a Honeysuckle


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 380
    Ah, thank you @nutcutlet . Japanese honeysuckle. Didn't look far enough down on "images" of honeysuckle.
    East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
  • SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 380

    Apparently pretty invasive so I'd better try to dig it out from the bottom of a very mixed and prickly hedge. Wish me luck.
    East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Fascinating.
    Never  seen  Lonicera...a honeysuckle with leaves like an oak!
    Every day is a school day

    Quote link.
    https://ecopreserve.rutgers.edu/2019/06/10/japanese-honeysuckle-reseach/
    "His target species is the Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) which is a woody vine with oak-shaped leaves that can cover the ground in a dense mat and climb up shrubs and trees."
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited April 2023
    I agree about the honeysuckle. It wends its way around the plants down the end of my garden. Flowers a bit.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Is it unusual? I thought it was just your regular mild PITA
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've never seen that either. Is it a  less hardy one or something ?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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