Weed or What?

We have this nuisance coming up in various places and have for years ...


The stem is strong and straight and the root goes to Aussie so hard to pull up. My phone ID says 49% Myrtus (but no scent) and 18% Olea.

Any ideas? Thank you.

 

Berberis candidula ?

 

Morning Michael.
Actually Berberis jukiaa came up at 1% but we have never had that and it pops up everywhere and is only ever one stem ans never develops further. Never seen flowers or berries.

 

My guess would be Olive.

 

I thought that too. There is the big one in the orchard against our kitchen wall. Do birds eat olives and poop out the pips? All these are growing under trees. Or it self seeds in the wind. I have asked J to compare it with a branch from the tree, to which access is difficult.

 

Ah I see @Victoria, I thought Berberis because I can detect small spines.

 

"Picture This" identifies it as Common Olive.

 

I have turned and trimmed pics..see above.
Berberis....Sorry but cannot see any small spines.

 

OK, but I thought I could see small spines in the axils of the lower leaves.
I don't care really, it was just a suggestion. Take it or leave it.

 

I think the white stem is significant.

 

Yes, totally upright, they all do. May be a bit of an angle.

 

Just asked J (who took the photo) and he said this one is growing horizontally but agrees normally they are upright.