Any idea if these are safe

[GypsGal1718]

So first of all does anyone know what these are? Are they poisonous?

 

[GypsGal1718]

They have red stems and are popping up all over the field. Also is bristly oxen tongue safe as I am getting mixed answers online!

 

[Burnttoast]

Bristly oxtongue is fine (and usually found very palatable!)

 

[HJJ]

They look like Sycamore seedlings - section off or move your horse(s) as a soon as you can.

 

[Burnttoast]

Hard to make out from the photos but they look like seedlings. Impossible to tell what of at this stage - what trees/shrubs are nearby?

 

[Burnttoast]

They look like Sycamore seedlings - section off or move your horse(s) as a soon as you can.

they could be seedlings of any number of things. Ash and field maple look identical at this stage.

 

[Marigold4]

I also think sycamore seedlings. If so, very toxic and potentially fatal if ingested. Get horses off as soon as you can.

 

[GypsGal1718]

We have no sycamore trees nearby, probably ash as we have 4 ash tries bordering field

 

[Gloi]

We have no sycamore trees nearby, probably ash as we have 4 ash tries bordering field

Doesn't look like an ash seedling.

 

[Burnttoast]

Doesn't look like an ash seedling.

It's impossible to tell apart seedlings from a variety of trees at this stage. I have loads of ash seedlings in my garden and they look identical to the field maple seedlings I have at the field.

 

[GypsGal1718]

They also look like Norway maple seedlings, we have one in the field and the seedlings are only near it and the ash trees. So most likely one of those.

 

[Fruitcake]

It's hard to tell from the photos, but they do look quite ash-like.

Sycamore seedlings tend to come out of the ground in a sort of curled-up coil and then unfurl, whereas Ash push up with the two leaves 'straight,' so you can spot them as smaller growth.

The veining on the leaves of sycamore seedlings is in straight, almost parallel lines, whereas the veining on ash is more irregular. Ash seedlings also have shinier, slightly lighter leaves, which are a little shorter and wider than the really long, thin sycamore seedling leaves.

Like I say though, it's probably easier to compare in reality than from a photo.

 

[Lucky788]

I’d worry it’s sycamore
If in doubt pull it out, that’s my motto

 

[spotty_pony2]

I get these and they are from one of the sycamores in the garden. It doesn’t seem to be a bad year for them this year as in previous years I’ve had to fence the whole area off and now he - this year only the odd one pops up and I just pull them up. I’d pull them out just in case.

 

[sarcasm_queen]

They look a lot like the Field Maple seedlings we have at the moment.

 

[dreamcometrue]

Doesn’t look like sycamore to me. Sycamore seedlings have longer and narrower first leaves than those in the photos.

 

[GypsGal1718]

Here are some more photos, I really sought it is sycamore as they are all near ash and Norway maple and we have no sycamore trees near the field. The closest one is up the road. The side of the field that is closest to that has no seedlings (still v far away)

 

[cauda equina]

Can you fence off that bit of the field until they get a bit bigger and can be properly identified?
Or if not get rid of most by mowing or pulling but leave some you can fence off
It would be useful to know for sure what you are dealing with for future years

 

[ChestnutWelshie]

Sycamore I think, we have them sprouting up all over the front and back garden and I'm always plucking them out before they can get more established. The spinning seedlings will fly a long way in the wind in autumn so a tree a decent way away could still manage to spread to your field.

 

[eggs]

We do have a sycamore tree on our field boundary and as fruitcake said, sycamore seedlings have long, straight leaves with more of a pointed tip.

However if you are concerned best to either pull them out or fence the area off.

 

[Keith_Beef]

either pull them

Take good photos of the seedlings and keep a couple in pots to see what the leaves are like when fully formed. Next year, you'll have a better idea of what you're finding.

 

[GypsGal1718]

Hi all. I have pulled them out but I really think it is the Norway maple ( which is safe) as they were all around it and some new leaves on the tree had the same colour stems as the seedlings. Some have also developed new leaves which suggest they are maple possibly. The one in the first pic had two leaves but one came off! Do you think I should still pot up?

 

[AWinter]

as someone who has pulled many a sycamore seedling, this doesn't look like sycamore to me, it doesn't give the right vibe