Weed identification

[Doive]

Last year we had masses of a tall spiny bramble like weed at the bottom of the garden. In the end I went over it with the lawnmower, sprayed it with ***** fluid and it went away. It's back with a vengeance. Seems to spread by putting up suckers from an extensive root system, and the young leaves look very similar to raspberry leaves. What is it, and how do I get rid of it?

[Bigmallly]

You may have to post a pic to get an accurate answer Doive.

[veggiechicken]

Sounds just like brambles How does it differ?

[Doive]

The stems are green and fleshy, and are covered in tiny red spines, different to the standard bramble. Plus, they neither flowered nor produced fruits last year. I'll take a photo and put it up later.

[PyreneesPlot]

Many of the rambles around here are green and fleshy with red spines when young. And they don't produce any fruit. Totally pointless!

[mothhawk]

Could it be an ornamental blackberry?

[Two_Sheds]

sprayed it with ***** fluid and it went away. It's back with a vengeance.

See, spraying doesn't work. You need to keep doing it: which proves it doesn't work

Dig it out.

I have the same thing in my garden, where there has never been a bramble. I assume it's seedlings from blackberries that have gone in the compost heap