Plant & Weed ID Megathread

The Continental Op · 03-10-2022 4:31pm

Hairy leaves which is at least one box ticked for selfheal.

standardg60 · 03-10-2022 5:45pm

I'd be very surprised if it wasn't selfheal

RainInSummer · 03-10-2022 11:24pm

Not a plant as such, but any ideas on this lad? About 100mm across. Growing near ash and Whitethorn.

New Home · 03-10-2022 11:32pm

Possibly a Macrolepiota Procera?

Neowise · 04-10-2022 1:11pm

https://fungusid.com/ says

RainInSummer · 04-10-2022 7:05pm

Cheers. If it's any help it has now inverted. As in the cap has turned up and is collecting rain water in the middle.

paperdaisy · 23-10-2022 11:00am

I'm hoping some of you knowledgeable folk can help me identify these saplings which have invaded all around the edge of my back lawn. They seem to have spread through their root system. (I had been leaving the edges unmown so as to be eco friendly and encourage the pollinators...🐝🐞🦋).

The Continental Op · 23-10-2022 11:27am

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looksee · 23-10-2022 12:18pm

The obvious answer is goat willow, but the leaves look a bit big for that. The leaves look somewhat like hazel, though hazel isn't generally as invasive as that.

Jim_Hodge · 23-10-2022 12:39pm

It looks like Hazel and it can take over, as I found to my cost years ago. If it's hazel take it all out unless you have a very large area in which to let it spread,

paperdaisy · 23-10-2022 3:51pm

Thank you looksee and Jim for these suggestions - whatever it is I'll be digging it all out. It's quite scary how quickly it has taken over my garden!😮

standardg60 · 23-10-2022 6:17pm

Is that a cherry tree in the background OP?

They look of that sort of origin, bound to be off something in the garden anyway.

New Home · 23-10-2022 6:49pm

I really don't think that's a cherry at all.

The Continental Op · 23-10-2022 7:50pm

I posted earlier and deleted it because I really wasn't sure but I'll throw a few of my thoughts down again, might trigger a thought in someone else?

First thought - Hazel - possible but never had it sucker like the OP says this does.

Second thought - Elm - leaves not incised or pointy enough but did think it was a good one as Elm suckers do look like that.

Then third idea was - Blackthorn - leaves to large but does sucker just like that.

Discounted cherry again as the leaves are too wide and not pointy.

A better picture of the leaves and buds would help. Its annoying because it has to be something really obvious.

standardg60 · 23-10-2022 8:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119784090#Comment_119784090

A cherry tree with plum rootstock is why I was asking, they have the look of plum leaves

paperdaisy · 23-10-2022 8:59pm

Thanks you all for these suggestions - I'm embarrassed to say that I don't know whether the tree in the background is a cherry. I took over this garden three years ago and havene't been giving it the attention it deserves. I'll try to take some more detailed photos tomorrow and hope to report back ...

The Continental Op · 23-10-2022 9:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119784196#Comment_119784196

This looks good https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1033908/plant-identification-plum-damson-or-something-completely-different

Edit> Should have said yes I agree :-)

paperdaisy · 24-10-2022 9:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119784592#Comment_119784592

I’ve had a closer look and the tree in the background does have the same leaves as the mystery plant, so they must be the same tree, maybe a cherry as suggested by standardg60. There were only a few leaves clinging to the mature tree, which has a reddish bark, rather than the pale grey bark of the saplings. I do have a Victoria plum tree in the garden too, so maybe that could be the rootstock... Attaching a few more images. I plan to dig out all but one of the saplings, and come spring, will hopefully be able to confirm what it is. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir! 😊

macraignil · 24-10-2022 10:04pm

My guess would be in the same direction and I think it could be a cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) and I have read these can be prone to forming suckers as well which would match the description.

Happy gardening!

standardg60 · 24-10-2022 10:12pm

I would imagine that everything is coming from the Victoria plum OP, including what i thought may have been the cherry.

What you should find when digging down is that all the growth is attached to a submerged root.

The Continental Op · 24-10-2022 10:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119789140#Comment_119789140

Plum rootstocks - orangepippintrees.com/articles/fruit-tree-advice/rootstocks-for-plum-trees

Krymsk 1, also known as VVA-1, is a new dwarfing cold-hardy rootstock for plum trees. It was developed in Russia and released in 2004. It is related to Prunus cerasifera, the Cherry Plum

Reckless Abandonment · 14-02-2023 6:11pm

Found This little beauty growing in the gravel drive.. any ideas as to what it might be. Thinking some type of alpine, I've nothing similar anywhere in the garden