Good tree seedling or pull?

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    After the fiasco with letting a volunteer tree grow huge before discovering it was considered invasive, I'm leery of volunteers now. This one looks okay but is it a problem tree and will I regret letting it get bigger? Many thanks, Lori IMG_20200703_134843.jpg
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Looks like it could be some kind of Rhus.
     
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      Thank you @pete . I was afraid it was some kind of sumac. It will be removed!
       
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        These pop up in my garden virtually overnight, from runners off a neighbour's tree. The bees love them.
         
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            If it is Sorbaria (and it looks like it) then it is a thug. It suckers as badly as Rhus. It is banned in much of the USA because of its ability to spread
             
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              Thank you all. I have fed it some poison and will pull it when it has weakened a little. :blue thumb:
               
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              Glad I was able to help!
              Shame...I like Sorbaria...but realise in Ontario it could be a problem.

              Most poisons eg Round up ...work by the plant taking it right down to the roots.
              They do not act instantly.
              So be patient and wait till completely dead before trying to remove it.
               
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