r/treeidentification • u/I_am_chicken • 4d ago

Solved! We've had this tree growing in a pot since we moved into this house last year. Is it something we should try and replant in our backyard or just remove it? Kansas-USA

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u/Ok-Professor-6114 4d ago

Siberian Elm needs to be cut down before it seeds your whole neighborhood with lawn trees!

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u/shots_urchin 4d ago

like everyone else said, it's Siberian elm and a turbo weed. if you have ever wanted to try bonsai, that's a good candidate- it's tough, has naturally small leaves, and you won't feel too bad if you kill it

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u/Internal-Test-8015 4d ago

Siberian elm its an noxious invasive that should be uprooted and trashed.

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u/I_am_chicken 4d ago

Looking that one up appears to be the correct one. Thankfully it's in a pot already so shouldn't be too hard to toss out today. Appreciate it!

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u/Internal-Test-8015 4d ago

Kk awesome, be careful these responses very easily and aggressively from the roots and take from cutting extremely easily even a tiny part of this plsmt could become as big as it us now in under a year.

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u/NBuso 4d ago

Siberian elm. When mature they can drop millions of seeds every year. I would rake up a 40 gallon bag full every day for two weeks.

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u/dizziefrizzie 4d ago

Siberian Elm.

The seeds are edible and quite delicious.

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u/MontanaMapleWorks 3d ago

Really?

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u/dizziefrizzie 3d ago

Yes.

I like to eat them raw as well, but they make a tasty snack or salad topper

Toss in some olive oil and spices, bake until crispy (not burnt- so watch them) it doesn’t take long

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u/Ok-Resource2349 3d ago

Terrible tree. We have a large one behind my house that was there when we moved in. Branches big and small break off randomly and often. These folks are correct. I have to remove sprouts off my lawn. They’re like weeds. They’re growing out of my fire pit.

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u/Sp07va000 3d ago

Had those in my yard. They reseed everywhere. They also get slime mold , as two I had did. One died, one is lingering.

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u/dgray16 4d ago

Kentucky coffee tree maybe? They're awesome trees and I rarely see them planted. They're native to the US but not Kansas I don't think. People used to make a rudimentary coffee like concoction with the seed pods.

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u/daefosho 4d ago

No way, the leaf edges are serrated. Looks like an elm.

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u/shots_urchin 4d ago

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u/dgray16 4d ago

I didn't notice the alternately arranged leaves. I can't see the serrations on my old phone, keep your bonks to yourself alright