Ash Tree Saplings? Cut out or donate?

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  1. Barders

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    Hi Everyone on this lovely gardening afternoon :spinning:

    I am starting to go through the established beds since moving into the house and I have a couple of saplings, in different beds, which 'Picture This' say is Fraxinus excelsior (Ash).

    Obviously I can't leave them where they are and I practice no dig gardening as much as I can, so if they should be 'removed' then I will just cut them at ground level until their roots die.

    But if there is an opportunity to pass onto someone else locally (we have a garden swap FB group), then I would rather do that, but don't want to be lumbering others with potential problems? I don't know anything about Ash, not that much about other trees either :doh: (very much on a learning curve!), so would be grateful for some advice about how to move forward with these please.

    Many thanks in advance. IMG_5412.JPG
     
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    Unless you have enough room, they're best removed. They become very large, but ultimately very impressive trees. Thousands of them around here.
    They're quit easy to dig out. No dig gardening doesn't really mean you don't dig the occasional hole, or dig out a problem plant ;)
     
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      Thank you @fairygirl that is really helpful.

      New to no dig as well and I have already cause myself a few problems, by taking the term literally :heehee: So, will still try to keep digging to a minimum, but will remove these before I end up with the forest of them :dbgrtmb:
       
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        Yes - they seed very easily too. Many areas are having problems with ash dieback, although we're fairly lucky round here, but it's probably better to remove them. You can certainly try just cutting them back as soon as they appear, but you may find a problem if there's a good bit of root already present, and you want to plant something else nearby.
        They're not terribly attractive as young trees IMO, but stunning when fully mature. :smile:
         
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