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Help identifying this weed
mmoore82
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Can anyone help me identify this weed? It's growing all over my garden and grows huge very quickly, it's prickly and has a woody trunk. Also what's the best way to get rid of it?
Thanks!
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I'm pretty certain that's elder (sambucus nigra) but not sure where the 'prickly' come in.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=identify+euphorbia&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT6_bj_5DUAhXqCsAKHbDmCDUQ_AUIBigB&biw=1675&bih=883&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=sambucus+nigra
Do the leaves smell pungent when crushed in your fingers? If so, it's definitely that.
Last edited: 28 May 2017 12:53:35
Definitely Elder (Sambucus nigra) .... however it definitely doesn't have a prickly stem ... is it growing amongst something else?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01w8j9s
Last edited: 28 May 2017 13:26:20
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hmmm maybe, what I have is definitely thorny though as it keeps spiking me!
Here are some more pics of a smaller one in the garden and the woody trunk it has