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Plant or weed ID?

rosehenderson90rosehenderson90 Posts: 83
in Problem solving
Spotted this growing in my new garden today.

Not noticed it before but it looks very robust and I'm trying to ID it

It has thick stems

Thanks


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  • rosehenderson90rosehenderson90 Posts: 83
    Two more pictures in case that helps 


  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Ash tree saplings … get rid of them unless you have several acres  … they’ll be huge!

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Could it be an ash?
  • rosehenderson90rosehenderson90 Posts: 83
    Ohh thanks @Dovefromabove and @bertrand-mabel!

    I have never seen it before and was completely baffled, especially how robust it is.

    I will get rid of it, we definitely don't have space for a few ash trees :smiley:
  • EmerionEmerion Posts: 599
    Don’t delay! Whilst they are small you can easily pull them up, buts it’s surprising how quickly that becomes impossible and you find yourself having to dig them out. As you’ve obviously got an ash near you, keep an eye open for them every year. It’s amazing how a few seedlings manage to hide amongst and behind other plants and get their roots down before you notice them. 
    Carmarthenshire (mild, wet, windy). Loam over shale, very slightly sloping, so free draining. Mildly acidic or neutral.


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