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[lostinthelight]

Do you have a pic of the flowers, Ive drawn a blank with the leaves and Mrs lost who's more of a plant expert cant put her finger on it

 

[Stevecc]

Sorry I don't have any pictures of the flowers, and I don't recall any flowers either

 

[Why Not Indeed]

The leaves remind me of lilac but if there weren't any flowers then that would be a pretty disappointing lilac. Unless you pruned it at the wrong time of year.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

Yes I need something in the hedge which will produce leaves all year. How long will privets take to grow to 8 - 10 ft tall

Also anyone know what these two are.

These also look like Ash. Especially looking at the new growth after pruning, needs to be dug out.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

Thanks for your reply

This is the plant / tree in bloom in late August

Not sure of this one.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

Privet, like all hedging will take a year or two to reach 6'.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

Suggest acquiring an app for your phone to identify plants, I use PlantNet, must be others as well.

 

[lostinthelight]

Sorry I don't have any pictures of the flowers, and I don't recall any flowers either

Some shrubs can miss a year flowering and some have insignificant ones.

Ash have distinctive black buds

 

[Stevecc]

Thanks for your replies

Do I dig it out only (roots and all) or do I cut it down and use a herbicide on it.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

Some shrubs can miss a year flowering and some have insignificant ones.

PlantNet can identify by either the flowers or by leaf. Load the App, use your camera to take a pic, then either select identify by Flower or Leaf and then read its suggestion. If will give a percentage % of the probability of its answer being correct. Found if useful once to identity a 'weed' growing in a field using its leaf.

 

[Tricky-Dicky]

Do I dig it out only (roots and all) or do I cut it down and use a herbicide on it.

You can try a herbicide on Ash, but I find it needs to be dug out. On future Ash saplings dig out as soon as spotted.

 

[Stevecc]

Thanks

 

[Stevecc]

Hello

Here are the buds from the plants/trees shown in the last two photos

 

[Why Not Indeed]

Yes, that's lilac.

 

[Stevecc]

Thanks