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This question popped up on a Norwegian site. Somebody has bought a property in Toronto. This weed(?) is everywhere:
http://www.biologforeningen.org/enbiolog/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44447
This question popped up on a Norwegian site. Somebody has bought a property in Toronto. This weed(?) is everywhere:
http://www.biologforeningen.org/enbiolog/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44447
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Lori S. (not verified)
Looks like a shrub of some
Sat, 06/07/2014 - 10:18pmLooks like a shrub of some sort.... ?? I mainly just wanted to say that there are no "Canadian" weeds, only introduced European ones!
Trond Hoy
Yes, a shrub or a tree: I
Thu, 06/12/2014 - 9:25amYes, a shrub or a tree: I think they are runners from a kind of Populus or something like that.
And you are right about the weeds! I have no Canadian ones in my garden, just European ones! (The worst one is Circaea lutetiana)
Lori S. (not verified)
Not Populus. It looks
Sat, 06/14/2014 - 8:22amNot Populus. It looks somewhat familiar but I can't put my finger on it.
Trond Hoy
OK, thanks.
Sat, 06/14/2014 - 11:54amOK, thanks.
Janet Novak
A young Rhamnus?? Around
Tue, 08/26/2014 - 11:11amA young Rhamnus?? Around Toronto you might get the native Rhamnus alnifolia (in wetlands) or either of two non-natives, Rhamnus cathartica and Frangula alnus (formerly Rhamnus frangula).