I have lots of pics but don't think it allows me to d/l more than one that I have to resize...Thanks for all of your info..I had no idea that there were THREE full size trunks and so, I did not know what to do. This is the picture of the satsuma...I see the hump described to me and only the largest trunk has the three leaves, on which 2 satsumas produced this year. We looked for anything BELOW that hump on either tree to cut off, but can't be sure what we are doing. I guess my understanding is that those full size trunks that seem to be at or below the hump should be cut off?? We cut one but not at ground level. If the three leaves are the key, then the (humped) trunk only should be left standing?

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It's a type of Rumex, or dock. A very common weed and one with a deep taproot that must be removed completely to prevent the plant from regenerating. And it does seed freely so avoid letting the plant flower. It will respond to any broadleaf weed killer but that must be used carefully if the weed is intermixed with desirable plants.

Interesting about the uses of Iris root. I never knew this, but apparently you're correct, NHBabs. According to this, it is an ingredient in paint, enamel and mugs: https://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Iris_root and: In ancient Greece and Rome, Orris Root was largely used in perfumery, and Macedonia, Elis and Corinth were famous for their unguents of Iris. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/i/irises08.html I'm not much a perfume person, so trying to make my own isn't on my list of things to do, but I do love the scent of the monarda (bee balm) seedheads. I have heard they can be brewed as tea and always meant to try it. (For a while we had vast quantities of chamomile growing wild on the property and I used to cut and dry the plants and combine them with dried mint that grows alongside our brook to make tea.) My experience also is that Siberian iris spread considerably over the course of years, but whether or not they do this via seeds or root is unknown to me. Maybe both?