unknown plant

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  1. gardenbutterfly

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    This plant just popped up this year in my garden. I have no clue what it is. It does have a woody stem. Does anyone have a clue??
     

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  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Looks like something in the rose family to me - with that much woody stem, though, it would have to have been there at least a year already.
     
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    Appears to be a Buckthorn, probably European Buckthorn, an invasive species in the East.....Rhamnus cathartica

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  4. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Ah, yep, that's more likely than my guess.
     
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