Identification and removal of annoying plant

Artdeco30

Hi there,

I'm hopeful these persistent shoots are connected with a horse chestnut we pulled down (too big for small garden) but am worried they are something more sinister:

https://imageshack.com/i/pnJPnnR3j

https://imageshack.com/i/ploq62Foj

The second picture is of some of the roots.

It's very hard to dig up and it is sprouting quite a bit - under the nearby shed etc. Any solutions that will eradicate it would be welcome!

emo72

Doesn't look like a horse chestnut. It is some kind of climbing plant, reminds me of hops. But the leaves are slightly different. Whatever it is, you'll probably need round-up or some modern equivalent to kill it.

Who's next with a guess?

Artdeco30

More pics from just now -

https://imageshack.com/i/plRmLmIdj

https://imageshack.com/i/poOZxJqtj

emo72, do you not think the leaves are very like the horse chestnut (he asked, hopefully)?

emo72

Yeah the leaves look like horse chestnuts, but it's clumping with multiple stems. Not like a tree. But I'm not that huge an expert. Someone else will be along soon.

Edit... Get a close up of a leaf.

fepper

Oh there are chestnut babies alright,it will turn into a massive bush if you let it

sidcon

fepper wrote: »

Oh there are chestnut babies alright,it will turn into a massive bush if you let it

Is it Rodgersia

Artdeco30

Thanks for the replies. Is it from the chestnut tree we pulled down or totally separate?

How can we get rid of it - it's sprouting everywhere!

emo72

does a horse chestnut push up suckers?

fepper

Pure roundup neat should kill it well whatever it is

emo72

roundup yep. i called it earlier. when you absolutely positively want to kill every motherf**** in the garden.

Hocus Focus

emo72 wrote: »

Yeah the leaves look like horse chestnuts, but it's clumping with multiple stems. Not like a tree. But I'm not that huge an expert. Someone else will be along soon.

Edit... Get a close up of a leaf.

When a cut-down tree sprouts from the roots it does it with multiple stems, turning into a bush or a coppice.

emo72

Hocus Focus wrote: »

When a cut-down tree sprouts from the roots it does it with multiple stems, turning into a bush or a coppice.

And here endeth the lesson.

Artdeco30

Many thanks to you all for your help, and to Hocus Focus for the authoritative statement!