"David Hill" wrote:

"..........and I can count the number of plants I can positively
identify on two fingers .........."

When I moved to Pennsylvania, all conifers were called Pine trees except
Virginia Juniper. They were called cedar.

We have a white-flowered broad-leaf plant that is a nuisance plant along
highways we call bamboo. It is Japanese Knotweed.

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"............ We have a white-flowered broad-leaf plant that is a nuisance
plant along highways we call bamboo. It is Japanese Knotweed
..............."

In Wales its known as Gipsy Rhubarb

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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
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