✅ SOLVED This really isn't treasure or detecting related, but what is it?

[creskol]

We have a mystery plant that has been growing in our yard. It is now close to 12 feet tall, and last night it set little flower pods as seen in the photo below. The first is a pic of my grandson standing beside the plant and the second is a pic of the flower pods.

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like a type of milk weed?

 

[Puff the Tragic Wagon]

Do you eat avocados? Looks like a volunteer avocado tree in bloom.

Growing avocados: flowering, pollination and fruit set | Agriculture and Food

Avocados have an unusual flowering behaviour that is affected by temperature, particularly cold conditions which can impact on the level of fruit set. The following article explains the impact of temperature and the use of pollinisers and pollinators on fruit set of avocados in the South-West of...

www.agric.wa.gov.au

 

[ticndig]

American burnweed.

American burnweed Erechtites hieracifolia Weed Profile - Weed Identification

weedid.cals.vt.edu

 

[creskol]

American burnweed.

American burnweed Erechtites hieracifolia Weed Profile - Weed Identification

weedid.cals.vt.edu

That looks and sounds about right! Thanks!

 

[Puff the Tragic Wagon]

Kudo's, ticndig. Looks like you nailed it.👍

 

[ToddsPoint]

I have that here but didn’t recognize it because of how tall it is. Mine only get 4-5’. They like growing where it’s been burned. Is yours growing in an old fire ring?

 

[creskol]

I have that here but didn’t recognize it because of how tall it is. Mine only get 4-5’. They like growing where it’s been burned. Is yours growing in an old fire ring?

No.. That is my wife's flower/fern garden with black edging.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Everything I read on burnweed/fireweed says found in New Zealand, Australia and PNW.
It must be other places as well.
I’ve not seen it here (Iowa)

 

[ticndig]

Everything I read on burnweed/fireweed says found in New Zealand, Australia and PNW.
It must be other places as well.
I’ve not seen it here (Iowa)

Erechtites hieracifolia - Coastal Plain Plants Wiki

coastalplainplants.org

 

[Blackfoot58]

Erechtites hieracifolia - Coastal Plain Plants Wiki

coastalplainplants.org

That makes more sense than the source I had used. Thanks