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Is this a tree?
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moneysaver1978
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Was away for 3 weeks to look after a relative and while another relative looked after the garden with watering, I came back to find this growing out of a lawn!
Sadly, Google images search isn't helping so any idea what this could be? If it is a kind of tree, would it make sense for me to pot it?

Thank you!
Sadly, Google images search isn't helping so any idea what this could be? If it is a kind of tree, would it make sense for me to pot it?

Thank you!

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I've just taken a photo of your photo and run it through the Plant.net app, which gives it a 22% chance of being a Liquorice milk-vetch. There's no other higher percentage suggestion.
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Can't help identifying it, but I'd pot it up & wait & see, nothing lost and maybe a lot gained?
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Found this on Google 28% hit
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P'rhaps a black locust, does it have spines on it? If yeah a sort of tree (also a pea) and invasive, I think they're Canadian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinia_pseudoacacia
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I think it's a Robinia, probably Pseudoacacia. Nice tree in the right place, ultimately very large. Most people grow the yellow leaved variety for its foliage1
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Looks like robinia too me too and the right place is no where near the house they get very big quickly.2
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Thank you all! I don't know where robinia came from as I don't see this type of tree anywhere close so a seed must have got dropped by a bird somewhere else.
I have removed and potted it as nothing to lose and the leaves look nice but definitely not going to plant it anywhere in the ground!
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Just to report back, I dug up and potted it - within 30 minutes, the leaves started to shrivel! So I have taken a clipping and put in a water.
For now, it's a watch this space for both potted and clipped!1 -
moneysaver1978 said:Just to report back, I dug up and potted it - within 30 minutes, the leaves started to shrivel! So I have taken a clipping and put in a water.
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FreeBear said:moneysaver1978 said:Just to report back, I dug up and potted it - within 30 minutes, the leaves started to shrivel! So I have taken a clipping and put in a water.0
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