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Many Thanks, all.

Hi Experts! I planted this in the border a couple of years ago, thinking it was a small Coeur de Lion - I'm pretty sure Homebase sold it as such. It used to live in the small pot on the right of the photo. The fluffy bit on top sprouted this summer. Can anyone tell me: What it is? How big it will grow? I cut off any brown leaves (I think that was the right thing to do) should I be doing anything else? Will it sprout anything else? Thank You..

Thanks! I'll try and pick the shoots off.

Well, I got the saw out and lopped the intruder off. Now the stump has sprouted 30 shoots. Should I just keep pruning them off or did I not lop enough? Thanks

Thanks, everybody. I'll get the saw out!

....and here it is today...

Yep! Here is a photo from 2011.

I know nothing about trees and would appreciate some advice. I planted a beautiful Acer Brilliant in 2007 - this was advertised as a small tree growing to no more than about 10 feet. About two years after planting a new branch started to sprout about 2 feet from the bottom. By 2011 the 'branch' was about 3 inches thick and was about 10 tall. This year, 2014, the top of this thing is level with the second floor of the house. The original Acer seems quite happy and looks fine, if a bit overwhelmed. This summer, the intruder sprouted syacamore seeds, so it's safe to say a syacamore tree has sprouted from my Acer. (How?!) Questions: 1 How big will this thing grow? 2 Can I/should safely lop bits off its branches to restrict growth- my garden is fairly small? 3 Could I safely cut it off at the stem, or will my Acer die? 4 Any other advice gratefully accepted! Thanks