Any one know what shrub/tree this is please?

mrbungle · 18-05-2011 8:38am #1

Have a load of these growing out the back, the have a waxy leaf and there is some seeds pictured. It grows quite straight.

Any help would help !

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wildlifeboy · 18-05-2011 9:34am

I know one is a climber but not sure what species and the one with the huge leaf i think is a weed but again not sure.

mrbungle · 18-05-2011 9:49am

Dunno, these guys have kind of a twiggy bark, here's a side view:

Rinker · 18-05-2011 9:52am

Looks like a willow to me but I couldn't tell you which one.

lottpaul · 18-05-2011 10:13am

It's a willow - the ordinary wild salix that seeds and spreads everywhere. It has very extensive roots as an older tree so if you intend to get rid of it it's better done sooner rather than later.

If you want to keep all/some of them they can be quite nice with catkins etc but there are nicer trees around.

jezko · 18-05-2011 10:15am

Rinker wrote: »

Looks like a willow to me but I couldn't tell you which one.

Agreed it's a willow of some sort, the climber is Virginia creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). the other photo reminds me of one the shrub viburnums... not opulus but with a very similar flower... Photo very blur... Hope that helps

wildlifeboy · 18-05-2011 11:35am

thanks every one so i have 5 fingered ivy and a Viburnum plicatum after a quick google..very weird that i didnt plant either of them and they just showed up in the garden. not that i am complaining.

mrbungle · 18-05-2011 11:40am

wildlifeboy wrote: »

thanks every one so i have 5 fingered ivy and a Viburnum plicatum after a quick google..very weird that i didnt plant either of them and they just showed up in the garden. not that i am complaining.

Your welcome, you hijacked my thread

Any one know what shrub/tree this is please?

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