Yet another 'what is this' post.

[Jay22]

Good evening all, can anyone identify this little plant growing behind my Acer? Thanks in advance!

[veggiechicken]

Looks a bit like Sycamore Sycamore | Woodlands.co.uk

[mothhawk]

yes, I agree ^^^
although if it's growing behind your acer, it's probably another.......baby acer
(Sycamores are acers too)

[roitelet]

I would agree with that. Get it out quick before it gets huge.

[Jay22]

Thank you all...would it survive if a dig it up and pot it? My MiL has a garden needing some trees but won't be there for a while. Not sure it's an Acer as the one I have has tiny leaves but this one has leaves which are a lot bigger.

[Nicos]

Can't see why not - with a big enough root ball!

[veggiechicken]

How big a garden does MiL have? Sycamores can be thugs in a garden. I wouldn't plant it anywhere except in a wood.

[bearded bloke]

Sycamores can be thugs in a garden.

Yep, IIRC it's a self set sycamore that keeps Bill HH's garden in shade for half the day

[Glutton4...]

Don't plant it in a garden - unless it's a hooomungous stately-home type of a place. We have one in our large back garden, and it's a pain in the arris. They seed everywhere, and their 'babies' have a habit of hiding in borders until too large to pull out by hand. There is a row of them out the front, too, and they are a complete menace. They also harbour more bugs, creepy-crawlies and such than any other tree.

If we ever bought this place, the very first thing I would do is get the chainsaw out!

[veggiechicken]

How big a garden does MiL have? Sycamores can be thugs in a garden. I wouldn't plant it anywhere except in a wood.

Yep, IIRC it's a self set sycamore that keeps Bill HH's garden in shade for half the day

Don't plant it in a garden - unless it's a hooomungous stately-home type of a place. We have one in our large back garden, and it's a pain in the arris. They seed everywhere, and their 'babies' have a habit of hiding in borders until too large to pull out by hand. There is a row of them out the front, too, and they are a complete menace. They also harbour more bugs, creepy-crawlies and such than any other tree.

If we ever bought this place, the very first thing I would do is get the chainsaw out!

..............of course, if you don't like your MiL, pot it up for a Mother's Day present

[Jay22]

How big a garden does MiL have? Sycamores can be thugs in a garden. I wouldn't plant it anywhere except in a wood.

She has a road up to her house with trees on the border...think Chestnut, Ash, Birch so I'm assuming if this is a Sycamore it should be ok!

[Jay22]

Oh and I do like her!

A lot of the trees on the road are starting to die off so might be quite nice to have baby trees growing in their place G4.

[Zelenina]

I think chestnut, ash and birch are much more desirable trees than sycamore. New baby trees might be nice, but maybe some other kind. These two articles about the down side of sycamores might help you make your decision.

Macromolecules, materials and matter!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening...more-tree.html

[Bill HH]

The sycamore that shades my garden (Good memory BB) drop thousands of seeds every year and everyone of them grow, as has been said if you dont pull them up quickly they need digging out. I turn a few of mine into bonsai trees and abuse them every time i walk past. If you get it dug up, drive over it with your car, starve it of water for a week, it will still grow.