ID this tree please

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  1. Eden1

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    I found these little guys growing behind a wall in my garden. Are they worth potting up to plant somewhere else in the garden once they get a bit bigger?

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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I think they might be Ash seedlings.
     
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      Thanks for the steer. I looked up Ash and the leaves do look the same as these. I'm thinking these probably aren't trees that would suit my garden because they grow very large.
       
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        If they're ash (they certainly look like them but for some reason there's just a little doubt in my mind - I took out over 100 a fortnight ago!) then they can be hard to get out if that ground is dry. Even at that size they can have a deep tap root.
         
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          Agree with Pete and Shiney: Ash seedlings I remove a large number every year, remove as soon as possible or they become very hard to pull out.
           
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