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**paulh** · 06-19-2018, 12:00 PM

This broken tree has been overrun with vines...

Last edited by paulh; 06-19-2018 at 12:06 PM.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-20-2018, 12:57 PM

Maple.

**paulh** · 06-21-2018, 09:04 AM - **5 Likes**

toxic twist

**jacamar** · 06-21-2018, 09:10 AM - **5 Likes**

Doesn't look like it's coming down any time soon!

**WPRESTO** · 06-21-2018, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by paulh

toxic twist

That's nice Paul. Could you send me a frost-intolerant vine from your area that will grow fast enough to embrace, strangle and kill(

) all the Oriental bittersweet vines in our yard before Autumn sets in? That #$$!%^&Q^ bittersweet has invaded everything here except the lawn.

**paulh** · 06-21-2018, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

That's nice Paul. Could you send me a frost-intolerant vine from your area that will grow fast enough to embrace, strangle and kill(

) all the Oriental bittersweet vines in our yard before Autumn sets in? That #$$!%^&Q^ bittersweet has invaded everything here except the lawn.

Wow - that's a tough one

. Killing Oriental Bittersweet ? How To Eradicate Oriental Bittersweet In Landscapes

**WPRESTO** · 06-21-2018, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by paulh

Wow - that's a tough one

. Killing Oriental Bittersweet ? How To Eradicate Oriental Bittersweet In Landscapes

Thanks for the website but, we have been working to rid our yard of this tenacious. noxious plant for some time. I have pulled them up by the roots, but if even a tiny bit of root breaks off and is left in the ground, which happens essentially 100% of the time, that root fragment will generate new growth. Of late I've been snipping them off then treating the stubs with stump & vine killer. Uncertain so far how effective that will be, and it is difficult to apply to some of the growth. Some of the vines are twenty feet or more long but at ground level have only the diameter of two or three toothpicks. Hard to apply the vine killer to a stump that small. Sometimes I leave a longer piece then bend it over to dip the end into the fluid. It's tiresome. Under the lilacs there were 30 or 40 places where bittersweet vines emerged from the ground.

**Kevin B123** · 06-21-2018, 12:05 PM - **8 Likes**

Here are a bunch of mixed images from a few years ago

**WPRESTO** · 06-22-2018, 04:16 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kevin B123

Here are a bunch of mixed images from a few years ago

Second and third images are noteworthy.

**Hattifnatt** · 06-22-2018, 04:55 AM - **4 Likes**

Sheep and trees.

**Kevin B123** · 06-22-2018, 06:43 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Second and third images are noteworthy.

Thank you for commenting

.
At the time I was shooting RAW+ and keeping most of them, thinking someday I see something worth editing. The third one would have been deleted otherwise.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-22-2018, 07:54 AM - **1 Like**

Maple.

**KC0PET** · 06-22-2018, 07:03 PM - **3 Likes**

I have walked by these old trees many times before and never noticed their "feet".

**paulh** · 06-23-2018, 01:41 PM - **1 Like**

crepe myrtles at the park [xposted]

**WPRESTO** · 06-23-2018, 03:16 PM - **1 Like**

I envy you southerns with those beautiful crepe myrtles. I've seen them in bloom and they are a sight. We have nothing quite like them in frosty MessyChewBits, although the redbuds, flowering crab apples, and regular apple trees are a treat. There are several trees that get covered with white blossoms. Cornus kousa is in flower at the moment, and there are several specimens nearby that are eye-catching trees.Must try to get a picture before the flowers drop off.

06-21-2018, 09:14 AM	#2585
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,142	Originally posted by paulh toxic twist That's nice Paul. Could you send me a frost-intolerant vine from your area that will grow fast enough to embrace, strangle and kill() all the Oriental bittersweet vines in our yard before Autumn sets in? That #$$!%^&Q^ bittersweet has invaded everything here except the lawn.

06-21-2018, 09:28 AM	#2586
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	Originally posted by WPRESTO That's nice Paul. Could you send me a frost-intolerant vine from your area that will grow fast enough to embrace, strangle and kill() all the Oriental bittersweet vines in our yard before Autumn sets in? That #$$!%^&Q^ bittersweet has invaded everything here except the lawn. Wow - that's a tough one . Killing Oriental Bittersweet ? How To Eradicate Oriental Bittersweet In Landscapes

06-22-2018, 06:43 AM	#2591
Kevin B123 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Hampshire Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,189	Originally posted by WPRESTO Second and third images are noteworthy. Thank you for commenting. At the time I was shooting RAW+ and keeping most of them, thinking someday I see something worth editing. The third one would have been deleted otherwise.

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06-19-2018, 12:00 PM	#2581
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	This broken tree has been overrun with vines... Last edited by paulh; 06-19-2018 at 12:06 PM.

06-20-2018, 12:57 PM	#2582
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Maple.

06-21-2018, 09:04 AM - 5 Likes	#2583
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	toxic twist

06-21-2018, 09:10 AM - 5 Likes	#2584
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Doesn't look like it's coming down any time soon!

06-21-2018, 09:50 AM	#2587
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,142	Originally posted by paulh Wow - that's a tough one . Killing Oriental Bittersweet ? How To Eradicate Oriental Bittersweet In Landscapes Thanks for the website but, we have been working to rid our yard of this tenacious. noxious plant for some time. I have pulled them up by the roots, but if even a tiny bit of root breaks off and is left in the ground, which happens essentially 100% of the time, that root fragment will generate new growth. Of late I've been snipping them off then treating the stubs with stump & vine killer. Uncertain so far how effective that will be, and it is difficult to apply to some of the growth. Some of the vines are twenty feet or more long but at ground level have only the diameter of two or three toothpicks. Hard to apply the vine killer to a stump that small. Sometimes I leave a longer piece then bend it over to dip the end into the fluid. It's tiresome. Under the lilacs there were 30 or 40 places where bittersweet vines emerged from the ground.

06-22-2018, 04:16 AM - 1 Like	#2589
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,142	Originally posted by Kevin B123 Here are a bunch of mixed images from a few years ago Second and third images are noteworthy.

06-22-2018, 04:55 AM - 4 Likes	#2590
Hattifnatt Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bucharest Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,626	Sheep and trees.

06-22-2018, 07:54 AM - 1 Like	#2592
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Maple.

06-22-2018, 07:03 PM - 3 Likes	#2593
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	I have walked by these old trees many times before and never noticed their "feet".

06-23-2018, 01:41 PM - 1 Like	#2594
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	crepe myrtles at the park [xposted]

06-23-2018, 03:16 PM - 1 Like	#2595
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,142	I envy you southerns with those beautiful crepe myrtles. I've seen them in bloom and they are a sight. We have nothing quite like them in frosty MessyChewBits, although the redbuds, flowering crab apples, and regular apple trees are a treat. There are several trees that get covered with white blossoms. Cornus kousa is in flower at the moment, and there are several specimens nearby that are eye-catching trees.Must try to get a picture before the flowers drop off.

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