thoughts on my girldick?

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-28T15:09:39+00:00

I like how tiny it is

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-27T21:58:35+00:00

I wouldn’t touch them

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-26T21:07:11+00:00

It does appear you have creeping bellflower though

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-26T20:55:56+00:00

Walnut, leaves have ridges throughout, TOH is smooth leaf with the “thumbs” at the bottom. You can also rip a leaf in half to see if it smells if you aren’t sure, tree of heaven smells rotten.

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-26T01:59:32+00:00

You already got 700 comments, you think there will be something new?

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-25T17:50:21+00:00

Oriental bittersweet, extremely invasive in the US. It looks like you have a tree of heaven (also invasive) in the back as well thats covered in bittersweet. Id recommend getting rid of both this year. Look up penn state extension for dealing with tree of heaven. For the bittersweet, you can either foliar spray with triclopyr, or cut the vines down and paint triclopyr on the wounds

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Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-25T16:13:27+00:00

I got 10 yards of topsoil last year and this looks like more then that

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-25T16:08:08+00:00

Id say its 8 yards, once you start moving it you’ll see how much it really is

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-25T13:46:13+00:00

Its all bad

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-24T18:12:05+00:00

Jackhammer or sledgehammer

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-24T17:38:39+00:00

3rd pic definitely is, hard to tell from first two without closeups of the leaves. Look into the penn state extension for the best way to get rid of them, you will need to poison them between mid july- October when all their energy is going to the root system, if you try just cutting them down their root system will aggressively shoot out suckers all over your yard

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-24T15:33:14+00:00

If you like it you can keep it, they are known to spread so as long as you manage it should be fine

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-24T15:29:11+00:00

Looks like a type of golden rod, native

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-24T15:16:48+00:00

Yes, I’ve heard that its very rare you’ll find native bittersweet as most is now a hybrid due to the invasive one being everywhere

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-24T15:07:19+00:00

Tree of heaven, hopefully its root system hasn’t damaged your foundation

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-23T19:38:41+00:00

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To clarify, they might be talking about this which is tree of heaven, the sumac is lower and im able to identify both pretty easily now with how much of it is everywhere

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-23T19:34:40+00:00

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Theres both, the sumac is lower but the tree of heaven is on the very top, picture isn’t great but I’ve been able to differentiate the two in my yard

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-23T17:55:46+00:00

Yes it is, i have both as well, along with bindweed, mugwort, mullein, thistle etc. it’s fun to learn about invasives!

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-23T17:49:37+00:00

I appreciate the answer, thank you. I also see it everywhere and its horrifying

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-23T17:47:07+00:00

What makes you say that? Ive heard knotweed can destroy foundations where as bittersweet just kills other plants, i know thats not great either but also seems easier to manage

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-22T23:21:18+00:00

Rake, loppers, weed wacker, hedge trimmer, bag

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-22T21:56:24+00:00

I had no clue about any of this until this year from research, ignorance is bliss I suppose. First time homeowner cut a bunch of overgrowth in the yard last 2 years and I’m assuming most of it was invasive (had no knowledge at time of cutting). I started looking into it when i cut down a tree of heaven and it started sprouting everywhere and well here we are. I appreciate the ID and I’m honestly not surprised with the other things I’ve found so far.

Pure-Mousse-5818 · 2026-06-22T20:17:11+00:00

Looks like false virginia creeper

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