Comments on: I Hate Vines!

By: Suna

Suna — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:39:33 +0000

I am pretty sure I wrote a blog post with the same title as yours either last year or the year before. I have a grape vine (wild) that I have been trying to kill for 12 years now, plus these horrid spiky bindweed things, virginia creeper, something with pointy leaves that isn’t poison ivy but won’t die, AND lovely honeysuckle that has decided to reproduce in places where I do not want it. That is in a tiny suburban back yard. AAAAAACK.

By: knittymuggins

knittymuggins — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:40:57 +0000

I think your mystery trees might be cherry trees Sorry for the creepy vines though. Hope you can get them under control without too much trouble!

By: accountantgrrl

accountantgrrl — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:21:23 +0000

I’m with the other two commenters…you have to get rid of them at their roots. We usually end of doing that with a reciprocating saw if we can’t dig them out. Works just as well.

My guess on the tree is either a cherry tree or a crabapple tree. It looks a lot like the crabapple tree that grows at my parent’s house.

By: insanknitty

insanknitty — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:23:58 +0000

Jen, so sorry about the vines… my suggestion.. cut them back as far as you can to the ‘source’ root bunch and if you can dig it up, if not, spray it to death with killer of some sort… it might take a while to kill it… so trimming down to the roots is probably the best start…

The trees aren’t lilacs.. I think they are flowering cherries (this is the right time of year for them)…

Hugs
Michelle

By: Susan B.

Susan B. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:30:55 +0000

Go to Lowe’s (or any garden center) and buy cut vine and stump killer. If you put that ona fresh cut, it will soak in down to the roots and kill the plant. it’s not instantaneous, but will work.