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Are you able to ID this tree / shrub

Peanuts3Peanuts3 Posts: 759
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I have this growing in the front of a border, it looks like it has been cut back loads as lots of stumps and that is what I did too last year as it is in front of a honeysuckle, underneath a conifer. 

Any ideas what it might be ?  Looks familiar but just cant put my finger on it.  It looks like it could be something that has self seeded. 

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 thank you wise friends image

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Looks a bit like a sawn down sweet chestnut



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,887

    castanea sativa, sweet chestnut was my first reaction too.

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    Sweet chestnut image 

    Loads of them in the gardens where I used to work.  Very familiar. The jays used to plant them everywhere and so did the squirrels. 


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





  • Peanuts3Peanuts3 Posts: 759

    ahh that makes sense we have one out the front.  Can you suggest a good way to kill it off as it just keeps shooting up every year. thanks. 

    Something like cut into it and apply is is SBK stump killer would that work?

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    That wouldwork Peanuts. So would removing any green as soon as it shows. Plants can't survive with no leaves



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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