I was going to rake this dead mess up that's been sitting there a while, and noticed a tree/plant is growing in it. It wouldn't be the first time a tree tried coming up in this. Once we let one go and it turned out to be a mulberry tree which was removed (not to my approval, my boyfriend's grandma wanted it gone because it's invasive). But this one looks different.
So, I'm sorry if the photos aren't that good, the sun was very bright and I was using a cell phone for the photos.
I'm in zone 7, NC US.
Thank you