posted 14 hours ago
Thank you all for identifying my plant.
I think you might be right on the bladdernut. I have tried to sow that years ago for someone else and it failed. Maybe one did not...
It grows nearby, so I will have a look at the leaves and stem of it. In my mind the leaves are more feathered, so with more than 3 leaves on one stem, but Nancy's picture shows the tree leaves clearly. I think the picture is from a more horizontal branch, therefore the arangement of leaves looks a little different. When I looked very close, I do see the perpendicular leaves as well, just like in my picture.
I don't think it is sambucus. Sambucus was one of googles suggestions as well. It definitely has some similarities, the leaves of Elderberry that I know are more feathered for sure. It surprises me that Jill's picture clearly shows 3 leaves...? However, the very distinctive smell is missing. A sambucus is a great plant indeed, it grows in my garden, and all over the place around here. When touching the leaves or cutting the stem it smells very particular.
Does anyone know how to prepair blatternut? Does anyone eat the nuts?
"If you've never failed, you have not tried enough new things"