Vines also damage trees in indirect ways. When they cover the trunk or branches, the tree bark remains moist for long periods, and the prolonged moisture makes the bark more vulnerable to rodent ...

The OregonianClimbing hydrangea A vine running up the trunk of a large tree adds visual interest, and scores of attractive, vigorous vines are available to clothe tree trunks. Self-clinging vines ...

So, with the tree's leaves gone now, go check for vines that shouldn't be growing up your trees. If you can't remove them yourself, call in an arborist for help before those vines come down the ...

Q. I have allowed creeping fig to grow up my oak tree. Now I'm worried about damage to the tree. How would I remove it if I needed to? The tree is 30 feet tall, and the vine is 1 1/2-2 inches ...

There's a tree maintenance project that's important and often overlooked. All the ivy and other vines should be taken out of the tops of your trees, off the trunks and away from the bases of trees.

Vines may be proliferating at the expense of trees in tropical forests across the Americas, scientists have found. This shift in abundance could affect the water in the ecosystem and how carbon is ...

Greta Hoyt from Manchester Gardening visits Peggy Singlemann in the studio to explain why some vines are harmful if they are left to climb trees. Featured on VHG episode 2501, March 2025. Virginia ...

But when invasive vines take hold, tree health declines. Reid heads up Charlotte’s tree maintenance crew, which manages trees in the city’s rights-of-way.

She has energy to rival that of the vine, but no budget. Adopt a Tree, Lloyd said, “is just a passion, an absolute priority for me. You just have to save a life.