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Chris Mason
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I have four of these scattered around the garden, any ideas on what they might be? the last image is of two of them that have grown very close togethere, thats why its bushier than the others. thank you
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Ash tree saplings and seedlings - you must have a mature ash tree somewhere nearby. Pull them up!!! They'll grow into huge forest trees.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Looks to me like a Fraxinus (Ash) of some kind.
If it has black buds then it is Ash.
To be honest, my biggest concern is the fact that I recently tilled two areas of my garden, my neighbors garden has a birch tree which has recently gone to seed... Both areas are absolutely covered in seeds, I don't mind one or two trees but a small Forrest would be a little too much lol, the two next to the house I'll cut down but the two at the top of the garden I'll keep, (free trees!-which I want and our neighbors are fine with) but I believe they can be coppiced if they get out hand.
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)
"Tolerant of a wide range of soil and conditions, ash is a common tree in copses and woodland. Its leaves arrive late and fall early which restricts its garden use but it is host to 40 species of insect, including the privet hawk-moth. The winged seeds are eaten by many birds including woodpeckers."
From 'The Wild Garden' by Lucy Huntington