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leaf ID please

Tabnabs · 2015-04-29 15:33:20

Found this growing in my garden and wondered what has sprung up in a quiet corner? The leaves are very smooth, almost silky.

29-04-2015 4:33pm

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Tabnabs

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Found this growing in my garden and wondered what has sprung up in a quiet corner? The leaves are very smooth, almost silky.

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#2 29-04-2015 5:06pm

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Looks like a sycamore seedling. Pull it up unless you want a tree in that corner.

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#3 29-04-2015 5:21pm

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Norway maple.

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#4 29-04-2015 5:31pm

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Sycamore seedling

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#5 29-04-2015 8:12pm

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Pointed lobes look like the less common Acer platanoides to me. Sycamore leaf more rounded

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#6 30-04-2015 9:20am

Tabnabs

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Thanks guys, it does look like the Norway Maple.

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#7 01-05-2015 9:04am

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Leave it there until winter. Pull it (try to keep root intact) and plant it somewhere where it could be long term viable.

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