Can anyone identify these two plants please

sb44

I found a couple of stray plants growing amongst my pots on the patio.

We have a lot of trees in the area and I was wondering if a seed from one of those could have blown into the garden (the first pic).

Not sure about the one in the second pic, I found that in an old pot under the hedge at the bottom of the garden.

Ta.

sassyblue

The top one does look like a tree seedling - someone else will know which one.... and the bottom photo could either be a tree seedling or a weed. I know l would rip out both in my garden anyway. x

Leif

Ash and Rowan have similarly arranged leaves to the first one. Rowan has serrated leaf edges.

sb44

sassyblue wrote: »

I know l would rip out both in my garden anyway. x

They are both in pots so no problems with them invading the garden should I choose to keep them.

We have a small patio at the top of the garden near the house, lawn in the middle and another patio at the bottom of the garden.

I have two trees in pots (black opal plum and stella cherry) so I wouldn't mind having a couple of small trees for the birds, as I know they couldn't get that big if in large pots due to the restriction in root growth.

sb44

Leif wrote: »

Ash and Rowan have similarly arranged leaves to the first one. Rowan has serrated leaf edges.

We have a Rowan growing in a pot (one of the free saplings from the Velvet loo roll promotion) and I have compared the leaves to this rogue plant.

The leaves of the Rowan are serrated the same as this but are thinner.

I have just googled Ash trees seedlings and I think the second one may be one of those, I found lots of these little blighters below in the garden last year.

PollyOnAMission

According to my resident tree expert:

1) Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
2) Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Actually the second one could be Ailanthus altissma, hard to tell without seeing it in person. Pretty sure it's ash though...just covering my bases...

sb44

PollyOnAMission wrote: »

According to my resident tree expert:

1) Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
2) Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Actually the second one could be Ailanthus altissma, hard to tell without seeing it in person.

Thanks very much, off to google images now to see what the difference is.

Leif

PollyOnAMission wrote: »

1) Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

= Rowan.

sb44

Leif wrote: »

= Rowan.

Oh! Thanks for educating me Leif.

Rowan trees are supposed to be lucky so that's good that one has started growing accidentally.

Well, that is what I like to tell myself anyway.



Hope it doesn't end up looking like this one.............

slinga

The top photo looks similar to some Astilbe we have.
Spiky white flowers very nice.

tulip12

slinga wrote: »

The top photo looks similar to some Astilbe we have.
Spiky white flowers very nice.

I thought it looks like my Astilbe plant too. It's a great plant for an herbaceous border.