Sacha wrote:


It was the remark that it's not a Japanese maple that made me think because
it sounded as if the leaf shape had made them explore that possibility.

I suspect a female Rhus typhina in which case don't think about planting one
they will eventually spread everywhere by sending up new growth from surface
roots. We had to remove/poison ours, it was coming up everywhere including a
neighbours garden the other side of our drive.

Seconded! And isn't it rather toxic as to sap, too?

I just planted one of those, donated kindly by my neighbour - I really
like the looks of them. I had read that the sap of some rhuses was
toxic, but I understood the staghorn's less so? Am I wrong in that?

Cat(h)