[Herbalist] invasive climbing ivy

[robert leonard]

on 7/23/02 10:43 PM, Wes Will at wwill at globaleyes.net wrote:

> At 05:32 PM 7/24/02 -0400, you wrote:
>> Hi, folks:  I have just managed to kill an incredibly fast growing, woody,
>> strong, well rooted ivy
> ...
>> If anyone can identify it, please let me know.  Or is there a source online
>> with PICTURES?
>> Thanks!
>> Bob
>
> Odds-on that it's an import, to wit Hedera Helix, or "English Ivy".  Check
> these pics,  this first one in particular:
>
> http://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=0580097
> http://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=0580099
> http://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=0580096
> http://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=0580095
>
> The leaves vary a bit, from a pronounced 5-pointed star to a somewhat
> rounded heart shape.  I just call it "Tree-Killer" or "House-Eater", and
> rip it up as it reappears.
>
> Do us all a favour, please:  KILL THIS STUFF !!  I hate it.  Despise it.
> loathe it, even.  Don't let it get out!
>
> I've managed to extend the life of an extremely old maple by another decade
> or so by removing _several hundred feet_ of ivy careful from it's bark.
> The tree is still going to die, from disease and rot introduced by this
> nasty stuff, but I don't have to come up with an immediate solution for a
> dead 130 cm. diameter tree, 80 feet or more tall, haongin over my back deck
> and roof.  I can whittle the dying parts out a bit at a time and spread the
> demise out over at least another few years....
>
> --
> Eoin Caimbeul
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The invasive ivy is Virginia Creeper.  I had misidentified it on a website
that had their pictures mixed up.

Bob