Birds planted this in my backyard. The Seek app gives me all kinds of possibilities … everything from Osage Orange, American Persimmon, Pawpaw, Magnolia… it can’t make up its mind. Anybody recognize this plant?
ETA: can you lift the leaves and give us a close up of the trunk/twigs? Thorns will be the most obvious ID.
fattygaby157
Does it have spines?
GoatPowers
I’m leaning toward common persimmon or American persimmon, too. I actually also have a sapling that looks a lot like this; I can’t figure out how it got there because I have a Japanese persimmon that is at least 5 years old or so not 10 feet away, so I would have guessed to get saplings from it… But the leaves and new growth really don’t match! The coincidence of where this volunteer landed is amazing. If we both have common persimmon, I’m excited for us both.
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Looks tree-like and close to the fence, I vote remove regardless of what it is because it may become a monster?
common persimmon, per “picture this” plant id app
https://images.app.goo.gl/zXoKs
Osage Orange would be my guess!
ETA: can you lift the leaves and give us a close up of the trunk/twigs? Thorns will be the most obvious ID.
Does it have spines?
I’m leaning toward common persimmon or American persimmon, too. I actually also have a sapling that looks a lot like this; I can’t figure out how it got there because I have a Japanese persimmon that is at least 5 years old or so not 10 feet away, so I would have guessed to get saplings from it… But the leaves and new growth really don’t match! The coincidence of where this volunteer landed is amazing. If we both have common persimmon, I’m excited for us both.