Plant id please

[paul smedley]

Hi all.
I would like to know if you can identify this plant.
It grows as a tree and has just flowered so hopefully you can see it.

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Many thanks

[shibui]

It is a bit hard to see the leaf shape from those photos but I'm 99% sure it will be Acer negundo - AKA box elder.
It is notorious for self seeding here. Also really hardy so will grow just about anywhere and survive all sorts of abuse and neglect.
Any tree can be used for bonsai but the large compound leaves and long internodes make it difficult to achieve a compact shape with Acer negundo.

[juan73870]

Otherwise known as an ash leaf maple. Like shibui, I'm 99% sure it is what he said.
Because they just pop up randomly and are very fast growing, I have a few that are very young in training, they become brittle so need to be wired young, but the leaves are incredibly hard to shrink from my experience.
Still, have a shot if you want, no harm in it

[paul smedley]

It is a bit hard to see the leaf shape from those photos but I'm 99% sure it will be Acer negundo - AKA box elder.
It is notorious for self seeding here. Also really hardy so will grow just about anywhere and survive all sorts of abuse and neglect.
Any tree can be used for bonsai but the large compound leaves and long internodes make it difficult to achieve a compact shape with Acer negundo.

Otherwise known as an ash leaf maple. Like shibui, I'm 99% sure it is what he said.
Because they just pop up randomly and are very fast growing, I have a few that are very young in training, they become brittle so need to be wired young, but the leaves are incredibly hard to shrink from my experience.
Still, have a shot if you want, no harm in it

thanks to you both. I will probably let it seed and cut it for next year to see how it goes.
Nothing ventured they say

[RogerW]

I agree with Shibui. Acer negundo is a real pest here also, best to dispatch it to plant heaven.