Morus alba, perhaps.

I don't think so, Carol. I checked my log, and there is no Morus or Mulberry in it.

Maybe what you had there originally has died and a bird brought something else.

Here is a link that might be useful: foliage white mulberry

If so, he planted three separate ones in the same container.

Maybe it'll bloom this year. That will help with an ID.

Here's another pic, with a little more light:

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I agree with carol23 Morus alba.

I also agree.

It seems to be unanimous. Perhaps it's a case of mistaken identity. I did a lot of trading for a few years, and got many items, both seeds and cuttings, which turned out to not be what they were traded as.

For example, my log shows rooted cuttings of Viburnum opulus 'Compactum' entering my inventory, but they are nowhere to be found in the garden.

I guess I'll just keep an eye on this critter and see what develops.

Morus alba is a frequent bird sown weed species. 3 separate ones in the same container rather backs that up since the mulberry fruit contains several seeds so what went in one end of the bird could well come out at the other in the same place. It's one of the most frequently asked about plants on here, especially as there is a lot of variation in leaf shape.

I planted the three separate plants in the container. I received them as small rooted cuttings, grew them on in plant bands, and put them in the 15 gallon can. I must have thought they were a clumping-type shrub, and intended to make them into a single clump.

I've seen the various leaf shapes of Morus alba on the web, and this certainly looks like one of them. All the leaves on each plant are identical, however. There is no variation here.

I have quite a variety of Morus trees here, some are quite venerable and were purposely planted long ago for the tasty and copious amounts of fruit. (They are tasty fresh out of hand and make a great pie!) Because of all the bird-planted seeds, I get to see plenty of seedling and young trees. The young plants seem far more consistent and uniform in leaf shape than the old and quite senior trees that exhibit every leaf variation possible, often on the same branch.

FataMorgana

White mulberry is surely one of the most asked about plants on internet forums. Seedlings with leaves like those shown above are frequent.