Plant ID

Interslice

Anyone recognise this plant. It's growing on the edges of a woods near me and a small patch in the woods itself. Had a very strong flexible woody stem. The black growth tip looks distinctive.

Bonedigger

It looks like a species of Knotweed (Polygonum sp.), but I could be wrong?

Capercaillie

Bonedigger wrote: »

It looks like a species of Knotweed, but I could be wrong?

Didn't know there was different species.

Bonedigger

The one that we're most familiar with of course is the dreaded Japanese Knotweed, but there are other species too like Lesser Knotweed and Himalayan Knotweed. Again, I wouldn't be wholly confident it is a Knotweed; I tend to shoot from the hip at times only to be corrected later!

Interslice

I thought myself at first glance it was japaneese knotweed. Could be bohemian knotweed maybe.

Bonedigger

The zig-zag growth pattern of the leaves on the branches of the Japanese Knotweed is rather distinctive, so I ruled that out straight away.
If you take a closer look at the leaves in the images you've posted above, the leaf base tapers into the leaf stalk which isn't typical of the leaf shape on the invasive species of Knotweed (I've highlighted this in one of your images below). The leaves of the Japanese Knotweed have a flat leaf base, and on both the Bohemian and Giant Knotweed species the leaf base is heart-shaped.
It might be worth asking the lads and lassies on the Gardening forum for help too perhaps?

Interslice

Its growing in shade so could be small giant knotweed. It has thick rhizomes, more than double the width of the stems and nearly chalky in colour and texture when you cut into them.

splish

Looks like Dogwood Cornus sanguinea.

Interslice

splish wrote: »

Looks like Dogwood Cornus sanguinea.

That looks spot on splish. Thanks.

Keplar240B

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What are these plants/saplings They are growing all over a coillte/plantation clearfell site recently?


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mountainy man

Looks like Honeysuckle to me.

splish

Definitely not Honeysuckle. Asked botanist friend of mine who said it was a young Eucalyptus.

Keplar240B

splish wrote: »

Definitely not Honeysuckle. Asked botanist friend of mine who said it was a young Eucalyptus.

If it is Eucalyptus is it possible that coillte planted it there,
They are all over the site
They where not there the last time i was there which was (one or two months ago)
There are other sites(clear felled plantations fields) right along side some with zero some covered in these?

The leaves had a distinctive smell i cannot describe it from memory thou sweet kinda lol.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Coilte have been experimenting with Eucalyptus for many years and in the past couple of years have begun trials for it's use as fuel.

Bonedigger

Keplar240B wrote: »

The leaves had a distinctive smell i cannot describe it from memory thou sweet kinda lol.

Eucalyptus leaves when crushed or torn have a very distinctive smell all right.

Capercaillie

Looks like willow. If if was Eucalyptus surely more than one would have been planted, only one in photo.

Keplar240B

Capercaillie wrote: »

Looks like willow. If if was Eucalyptus surely more than one would have been planted, only one in photo.

Initially I was expecting someone to tell me there where some kind of willow
they look close to bay willow in my nature book, but then willows would not be appearing now in late autumn with green leaves would they?

The photos are of two different plants and the leaf is off a third one in another field. If you look closely you can see smaller plants of same species growing to right and left. its hard to see in photos but whole site was covered in them and they only appeared in last month. its like they where planted.

splish

Definitely not willow. Willow leaves are usually alternate, rarely opposite. Person I asked would be one of top botanists in Ireland/Britain.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

OP said they were all over the cleared site and, having planted some myself years back, they seem to be eucalyptus alright.

Interslice

Eucalyptus smells like airwaves when you crush the leaves in your hand .

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Interslice wrote: »

Eucalyptus smells like airwaves when you crush the leaves in your hand .

Or Airwaves spell like Eucalyptus.

Keplar240B

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Another one!

These saplings have been planted on another coillte clearfell site formerly spruce

What are they?

Is it birch?

Whats that grey dusty limey stuff they plant up in?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rowan or Mountain Ash.

cd07

Keplar240B wrote:

The photos are of two different plants and the leaf is off a third one in another field. If you look closely you can see smaller plants of same species growing to right and left. its hard to see in photos but whole site was covered in them and they only appeared in last month. its like they where planted.

Shiloh Fit Heroin wrote:

Rowan or Mountain Ash.

Correct and right!

Keplar240B

/Another one

cd07

Cant really make it out due to the size of the pic but my guess would be rowan!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ash

looksee

Ash I think.

Keplar240B

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whats this creeper type plant?
Thanks
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3_RVJ50UWFAQW10cXZyd2ZKTVU