I had no idea what you were talking about until Ladywindsurfer posted. I do have one Clivia miniata. It is a houseplant for me, although a pretty hardy and unusual* one. I place it outdoors after the last frost date and it stays out there until night temps drop into the 40s. In the winter I pretty much ignore it, not watering it much, if at all, until late March/April when it goes back outside. In summer I place it near the patio on the south side, but under a shade tree. In the winter it is on a shelf in a corner on the dark side of my kitchen. Originally I kept it in a closet over the winter, as the instructions tag told me to do (sort of like with Amaryllis), but I believe they underestimated the length of winter here. Inside it does better in low light and where I can check it and give it a smidge of water it if it gets bone dry along towards spring. I also like to watch the big round seed pods ripen and turn red over the winter. It usually blooms shortly after being put outside and then sets its seedpods. Leaves are thick and big and last for a long long time. *Unusual as a houseplant, not because it is rare, but because it flowers outside and the seedpods are what you see when it is a houseplant! P.S. mine is about 5 years old, never been repotted and I can't remember if I ever fertilized it, must do something about that and the repotting when I get around to it. LOL

MANY THINGS.. THAT ARE LITERALLY... crikey ... growing.. IN A FENCE ... are carp plants.. planted by bird droppings ... when they sat on tyhe fence and deposited them ... odds are ... your instinct is right.. and they all should go ... personally.. it would be a summer job for me ... so in the mean time.. i would let them leaf out.. get the IDs .... and have at them ... however ... if your motivated now ... it will be much easier.. to simply get rid of them ... and then.. once its all cleaned up ... then design and plant your own future nightmare.. lol .. like we all did ... that bath tub or whatever ... i know a lot of gardeners who would die for that in there yard .. so much design potential ... heck.. you could even make a fish pond out of it with a pump ...and im just talking 10 cent goldfish ... be done with it.. clean it all out.. and by fall .. you will be happy with it all ... ken

Sec. Triflora rhododendron such as Rhododendron augustinii. If you go walk around the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden while yours is in flower you may encounter same or similar there, with labeling. If you decide to do this snip a flowering sample twig, put it in a small portable container with water in the base, to keep your specimen hydrated and take it with you. So you can hold it next to similar plants at the garden to see if they are exactly the same as yours. http://rhodygarden.org/cms/

here is a link to the post created for you: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5827125/dene-re-your-tree-id-post#n=4 there is no reason to get rid of it ... remove one or the other of the trunks.. if you wish.. do it properly.. leaves no stub ... with trees... we talk of tree time.. which is counted in decades ... yours is an absolute babe ... it will grow up.. with a little pruning guidance from you ... and it will branch out on its own.. when its darn well ready too ... DO NOT CUT OFF THE TOP to force such .... no need to ever fert it again ... crikey.. its a maple.. it will grow fast enough.. once its ready .. meaning when its root mass matures in a few years ... not unlike children ... you cant really compare one to another ... especially when so young ... dont worry about it ... all that said ... if its pissin you off ... just get rid of it .. lifes to short to be irritated by your trees .... im sure you will plant something else.. so mother earth net zero ... ken