Is this a blueberry plant?

[Bilberry]

Is this a blueberry plant? I planted blueberry seeds, but the saw-toothed leaf edges makes the plant look very different from my grown-up blueberry bushes.

[Newt]

Hi Bilbery,

You are correct, that is not a blueberry.* The veins of the leaves of blueberries are opposite.* Yours are alternate.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senio...blueberry3.htm

Unfortunately, I don't know what that is.* :?

Newt

[Bilberry]

Hi Newt,

Thanks for your reply.

I have a fully-grown blueberry bush of the "Patriot"-variety where most of the leafs have a vein pattern with opposite veins, just like my tiny bush. Here is a leaf from my "Patriot"-bush:



Most blueberry leafs on Google Images also have opposite veins, like in this picture:



I therefore don't think the vein structure is enough to rule out that it is a blueberry plant. I have not found a single bush with leaf edges like mine though.

- Bilberry

[Newt]

Bilberry, have you figured out what your plant is?

Newt

[Bilberry]

No, but it must have been some kind of tree. It grew extremely fast and reached 50 cm in a very short period of time, and I had to remove it. It served its purpose though, because tiny blueberry plants sprouted in its shadow.

[Newt]

Thanks so much for getting back to me.* Sounds like it all worked out well with your 'tree' being a nurse plant for your blueberries.*

Newt

[Bilberry]

It was a Goat Willow (Salix Caprea). I saw several grown-up ones today and recognized it immediately. There are lots of them here, and they grow extremely fast.

[Newt]

That's wonderful that you were able to solve the mystery.* I learn something new every day!* Thanks so much for the info.* :)*

Newt