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  1. Fat Controller

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    It would appear that a squirrel or bird has been busy in my garden - I have two of these:

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    Can anyone identify what it is please?

    I also have another one (no photo just yet) which I think is a hazel - has very similar leaves to the blackcurrant that it hid behind until it overtook it. Blighter has already reached a good 5ft! I will try and get a photo of the other one at some point.
     
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    Sorry FC, I don't know the first one but the second sounds like a Sycamore to me. They grow very quickly and sprout very easily from seed, I know them well unfortunately. :doh::)
     
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      I will check the other one @Sheal and get a photo - the leaves didn't look like a sycamore to me (we've got tons of them just up the road admittedly)
       
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Walnut.
         
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          Sycamore is easy to spot. The leaves are Maple like due to it being of the Acer family.
           
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            That would make sense - house at the back has one, and we have squirrels frequently visiting....
             
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            Definitely not sycamore - it has smaller, ribbed like leaves.
             
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              I agree with @pete that it looks like Walnut. The squirrels are always planting them in our garden. I pot them up and sell them. :) I think I've run out of customers for them, though :heehee:.
               
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              Pics 1 - 4 below show a single leaf of Juglans regia ...common name walnut ..showing leaflets.
              Pics..5- 8 ..Shows a single leaf of Sycamore...Acer pseudoplatanus.



              JUGLANS REGIA 29-09-2014 14-24-01.JPG JUGLANS REGIA 29-09-2014 14-24-12.JPG
              JUGLANS REGIA 16-07-2013 14-56-22.JPG JUGLANS REGIA 23-09-2014 14-08-13.JPG
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              ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS SYCAMORE 01-05-2018 11-09-02.JPG ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS SYCAMORE 01-05-2018 11-05-07.JPG ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS SYCAMORE 09-03-2018 14-25-17.JPG ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS SYCAMORE 16-09-2019 16-48-28.JPG
               
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                Sorry, I didn't get outside today to take a photo of the other one - will try tomorrow. It is definitely not sycamore though. I just need to know what to do with two walnut saplings now.... :biggrin:
                 
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