Q: You may know about vines that kill plants. Do you make recommendations for treating them, such as chopping them down and covering them with plastic? How did vines evolve? Did they once survive on ...

I think there are two issues to consider concerning vines crawling up the trunks of trees — the aesthetic appearance of the vine and the health of the tree. My personal preference is to keep vines off ...

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 -- those that climb using aerial ...

There are serious downsides to English ivy.

Creeping vines are increasingly invading Southern forests, choking out trees and altering forest makeups. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Jack Putz has been studying climbing vines for 50 years since developing a fascination with jungle films and books in his childhood. The professor of biology, from University of the Sunshine Coast, ...

City arborist Laurie Reid recalled a report of a fallen tree her team responded to last week as Tropical Storm Debby passed through the Carolinas. The tree was long dead. “It looked like a living tree ...

Invasive vines are pervasive and represent a real threat to the city's tree canopy. Public education campaign to encourage tree maintenance%2C including vine cutting. Experts say don't pull vines down ...

With a quaint name and ivy-like beauty, an exotic vine is twisting through the Everglades, casting a deadly blanket of spring-green leaves over native trees, shrubs and plants. Spread by spores that ...

It's a rivalry as old as forests themselves: the ancient battle between trees and their competitors, the vines. But now, ecologists say, the vines are winning. Bill Laurance, of Australia's James Cook ...

The last weekend of March, metro Atlanta was subjected to the highest pollen count in nearly 35 years, with it surging to more than 14,000! Despite the sneezing, itchy eyes and yellow vehicles, I do ...