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Hello Everyone,I am new to the site.I was wondering if anyone knows what this weed type plant is thats springing up all over my garden.It grows more like a shrub if not dealt with early.The bigger plants have two inch thick roots and seem to shrug of weedkiller ie tumbleweed.
Have you any ideas how I can get rid of it.

It looks like it has old wood on it, is it a little bit prickly, any sign of fruit/flowers?

No nothing yet.There does not seem anything like it in my neighbours gardens.I have had the problem since we moved in twelve years ago.I useualy nobble them before they get to this size,but I have not been able to spend so much time in the garden this year.

Any chance you could pop the pic back please? It only stays visible here as long as it's on photobucket...

moonbells

Not without the photo...
;D

 :( I can't see it ???

No idea I'm afraid.

sorry

moonbells

The leaves look almost like beech??  ???

can't see much, but I'm thinking.......japanese knotweed? do hope I'm wrong :(

found this link - have a look

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/japknot.htm

no leaves are wrong for knotweed ;) looks like hazel to me

http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/tree_gallery/hazel/hazel.html
try this

Definitely not knotweed. It does look like hazel.

Agree with hazel - good nuts :)

Beat me to it. Nice weed!!

If it's hazel you can grow your own pea sticks and bean poles! :D

You know I never thought of that, thanks for the tip. :)

100% hazel . dig them up in the winter as whips then transplant them around the fencing or the boundarys of your property allow to grow into a hedge or bigger to get the nuts then coppice for sticks etc . treat as beech hedging

Hazel also brings in early ladybirds because aphids crawl all over it.  Once they have finished off those aphids, they move onto the ones on your crop.  My Hazels bring in loads of ladybirds and are often crawling with baby ladybirds quite early in the season.  Very useful shrub/tree/hedge.  Second only to Oak in the amount of native fauna they support.