can someone id this plant for me?

[mkd14]

I was digging up one of my gardens to put in a walkway and I found what looks like a palm tree sapling growing inside a bush. I haven't seen any palm trees that have leaves that look similar anywhere near my house so I'm at a loss for what it is.

I have it in water right now, is there a better way to make sure it grows healthy so I can transplant it?

 

[Chuck]

I was digging up one of my gardens to put in a walkway and I found what looks like a palm tree sapling growing inside a bush. I haven't seen any palm trees that have leaves that look similar anywhere near my house so I'm at a loss for what it is.

I have it in water right now, is there a better way to make sure it grows healthy so I can transplant it?

The first thing to do is get it out of the water and into some soil and then worry about finding out what it is

 

[Marck]

The plant pictured is not a palm (Arecaceae). It's an unidentified Eudicot of some kind.

 

[cpp gardener]

It looks a lot like a Cordyline, probably stricta.

 

[Marck]

It looks a lot like a Cordyline, probably stricta.

No, the plant pictured has reticulate venation. Cordyline (and most monocots) have parallel venation.

 

[cpp gardener]

Can you get a picture of it in brighter light? Without the backlighting so there is more detail.