However, if your English ivy is growing up a wall or fence and isn’t near other plants, you can use white vinegar to your ...

I could cut the ivy off at the ground so it wouldn't continue to grow up the tree. I just don't want to see the tree die because of ivy on it. - Barbara Trame,Upper Arlington ...

I have six oak trees in my yard with ivy growing all over them. Some of the ivy vines are about 2 inches in diameter. I want to kill the ivy without damaging the trees.

This image provided by Jessica Damiano shows English Ivy (Hedera helix) growing around and up the base of a rose bush on Aug. 6, 2023, in Nassau County, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP) By Jessica ...

Ivy growing up a tree could damage and eventually kill it. Thick English ivy can eventually smother a tree as it covers its leaves. As we well know, a plant needs its leaves to survive.

When growing up a tree, the ivy can flower and produce fruit and seeds, which helps it spread to other unwanted areas. Cutting the vines at the base is a good strategy for removing them from the ...

If ground ivy is permitted to climb a tree, will it eventually kill the tree? We believe you are referring to English ivy, not ground ivy, which is a lawn weed also known as Creeping Charlie and ca… ...

Ivy has been left unattended and has worked its way up the tree, potentially choking the memorial trees and killing them. "There are vines as thick as your bicep," said Sam Feinstein, resident of ...

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