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Post by ladybird on May 31, 2021 12:03:33 GMT
I`m wondering what this tree is. The seed heads are fluffy but the leaves don`t look like anything I recall planting though it is very well established and I don`t know how I`d miss an unwanted tree seedling . Any ideas ?  |
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Post by grindle on May 31, 2021 14:05:27 GMT
could be goat willow ladybird they self seed easily and are very hard to get rid of, I planted one in my garden not knowing what it was and it took over, had it cut down last year and it's still shooting from the remains |
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Post by sweetpea on May 31, 2021 14:09:13 GMT
I have that in garden covered in catkins which are falling all over my seed bed.
I'm probably wrong but I thought it was an alder, (alnus)
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Post by ladybird on May 31, 2021 19:11:04 GMT
Thanks it a seeded one and has to go, Alligator out tomorrow. I cant believe it grew so big with out me noticing !
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Post by SueA on Jun 1, 2021 8:14:54 GMT
I've got one which I think is a goat willow in a large pot behind the arbour which suddenly appeared in a pot that contained a forsythia - when I noticed it it had already got to about 4ft tall, I've kept it for now but if it starts to sprout seedings everywhere I might end up getting rid of it.
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Post by Cherry on Jun 2, 2021 16:06:55 GMT
I think it is an alder.
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Post by sweetpea on Jun 2, 2021 18:38:15 GMT
as opposed to a 'Younger' as they might say in Scotland
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Post by ladybird on Jun 4, 2021 4:43:07 GMT
looking at pictures I think its a willow as grindle suggested, a goat or a grey willow, as they have the same fluffy seeds . I do hope I can get rid of it, apparently it will regrow if cutting it down and the branches root easy if left on the ground . I`m still finding roots popping up of that damson tree I removed and treated the stump.  |
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Post by grindle on Jun 5, 2021 4:15:36 GMT
it will if it's a willow ladybird I'm in the second year of trying to clear shoots coming up on mine  |
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