Plant ID needed - They're growing everywhere!!

Kyrae

We moved into our house about 3 years ago and suddenly this year lots of these little plants are appearing everywhere! All over the entire garden! Please tell me they're something pretty and not a nasty triffid that's about to take over! :rotfl:

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elsien

I'm not sure what they are, but in my garden I hoik them out asap as they're very deep rooted so possibly something treelike that you may not want lots of.

wallbash

Sorry but you have a problem , good luck.

Cally_Smart

looks like ground elder to me,a weed !

Cally_Smart

Sorry to be pessimistic -if it is this..but it will be difficult to get rid of & quite a challenge.Every little bit of root left in the ground will be able to grow again so you will need to dig & pick out every bit of root.If it's in your borders the easiest thing is probably to take out the good plants you want to keep & tease every bit of it from the roots of the plant you want to keep& replant them when you've made sure the border is free of it !

Money_maker

I don't think this is ground elder (and my old garden had loads). My money's on ash tree seedlings. Dig them out (deep).

Kyrae

Thanks for the replies! Fingers crossed it's not ground elder, ash tree seedlings would be nice though, wouldn't mind keeping a couple of those and letting them grow! there's a few rows of trees behind the garden so could be ash among them!

lardlikesdogs

Money_maker wrote: »

I don't think this is ground elder (and my old garden had loads). My money's on ash tree seedlings. Dig them out (deep).

Yes its a tree sapling not sure which one but you need to pull them out NOW while they are small, And this time next year you will have the same problem nature and all that

Cally_Smart

Sorry for the confusion ..I wouldn't wish ground elder on any one.Hope it's ash saplings ..better pull them up or you'll have a forest instead of a garden.

Kyrae

We've already had to pull up lots of baby birch trees for the past 3 years, left a couple in and they've already nearly as tall as me! :O Think i'll leave a couple of these new seedlings in and pull the rest up quick then!

adouglasmhor

Kyrae wrote: »

We've already had to pull up lots of baby birch trees for the past 3 years, left a couple in and they've already nearly as tall as me! :O Think i'll leave a couple of these new seedlings in and pull the rest up quick then!

Don't leave an ash in to close to your house, they are notoriously thirsty and can cause ground subsidence when they get big.