Friday, January 6, 2012

Can anyone identify a wild vine for me?

I have a vine growing behind my house... it has star or maple leaf looking leaves and it has hard, round, thorny looking seeds or balls hanging from it. Can anyone help me identify it? P.S. It is not a sourgum tree/vine - already checked! Thanks

Can anyone identify a wild vine for me?
Sounds like the Hedera Helix (ivy) see below.
Reply:sounds like a grapevine though I dont recomend eating any
Reply:Well.. it does have the attributes of an INDIAN HAWTHORNE



Take a look at this Duranti Plumieri to see if that could be it:

http://www.gardencomposer.com/showlarge-...



Or is it the BITTERSWEET: ( Celastrus orbiculata )



Unfortunaely.. you did not tell us if it was a climbing vine or just a bush.. does it have flowers or not... does it grow and live thru the winter or is it an ANNUAL vine
Reply:Could be a Virginia Creeper. They are aggressive spreaders, but tend not to damage structures. Check it out on the net to see if it is what you have.



Example: http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/paqu.h...



Even if you decide to get rid of the Creeper, you might want to let it live through the fall as its seeds and leaf color are attractive at that time.


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