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mygardens
Croton On Hudson, NY
(Zone 6b)
November 08, 2009
05:08 PM Post #7253770
| This vine has been growing up our Locust tree. Just noticed the berries on it this year. It grows quite slowly and looks beautiful year round, so I am hoping it is not aggressively invasive. An ID would be appreciated. 
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HelloMissMary
Memphis, TN
November 08, 2009
05:37 PM Post #7253861
| Mygardens, I just took this picture half an hour ago in my yard. The leaf looks similar to yours but that strange berry really makes me wonder if our plants might be related. What do you think? Perhaps someone will come along and tell us. 
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Mr_Canthus
Billingshurst
United Kingdom
November 08, 2009
06:56 PM Post #7254119
| The plants do look similar and everything about the first picture seems Euonymus like to me. How is the plant climbing up the tree. Is it twining or attaching itself in some other way?
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HoosierGreen
Danville, IN
November 08, 2009
07:44 PM Post #7254256
| It's most likely Euonymus fortunei 'Vegetus' or similar cultivar of Wintercreeper Euonymus, var. radicans. Watch for euonymus scale (little white "scales" on the stems and leaves), which can devastate the plant quite rapidly. |
ViburnumValley
Scott County, KY
(Zone 5b)
November 08, 2009
07:55 PM Post #7254276
| That's Euonymus fortunei, Purpleleaf Wintercreeper. It is also an aggressive invasive vine in many parts of the eastern US. As it matures as a climbing vine, it is a prolific fruiter. These are then consumed and spread by birds.
Check your state exotic pest plants list to see if NY treats it as such. |
Mr_Canthus
Billingshurst
United Kingdom
November 09, 2009
04:23 PM Post #7256878
| The ones down here in SE England ( zone 8b)are very well behaved. Never put a foot out of place, either in their juvenile climbing forms or their adult fruiting forms. It always fascinates me how some plants become so invasive in the States... is it the climate?, perhaps or the soils ( I don't think so) or the presence of pollinating/seed dispersing animals? |
mygardens
Croton On Hudson, NY
(Zone 6b)
November 09, 2009
07:14 PM Post #7257435
| Mr_Canthus - The plant seems to have small shoots coming from a very heavy stem that is attached as shown. Your question is a good one. I am not in a hurry to cut this down. It is very attractive. 
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Mr_Canthus
Billingshurst
United Kingdom
November 09, 2009
08:27 PM Post #7257771
| Thanks for that MyGardens. . Its a great picture. I think that they're roots that grow from the stems like an ivy. |
mygardens
Croton On Hudson, NY
(Zone 6b)
November 09, 2009
10:39 PM Post #7258279
| I am assuming that it must be a Euonymus fortunei , but I will leave this up a bit more until I find out what kind. The berries seem different from the one shown by HelloMissMary or the others mentioned above. I'll try to get more photos soon. |
