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Plant id?
andyoxon:
Any plant/leaf experts out there? Growing in the front garden, next to a soon to be removed diseased ornamental cherry. I've done a google image id and it comes up with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus_chenmoui Could it be this? Thoughts? I was just going to remove it, and plant a Acer palmatum... Probably 3/4metres from house & 2m from path.
MysteryPlant1 by a oxon, on Flickr
MysteryPlant1a by a oxon, on Flickr
rafletcher:
My wife concurs with Google.
andyoxon:
Ok. It's small so could be transplanted. Perhaps I should ask a local arborist/botanist/someone. Don't really want a 20metre high tree in front garden. Mind you we get Oaks & Sycamore trees popping up everywhere thanks to the squirrels.
andyoxon:
So, knowledgeable neighbour says it's cherry and it's sprouting from the trunk but below soil level. Leaves on the new sprout are bigger & much greener than old parent. Given main tree is diseased unlikely to do well, & may as well dig up. Elm has much rougher leaves apparently.
PaulF:
We had an ornamental cherry cut down a few years ago and it’s still throwing out shoots
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