PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If the leaves have fallen, how come so many deciduous trees are still green so high up? Those aren't the tree's leaves, but rather nasty vines growing up the trunk! Ivy, oriental ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 creeping menace is taking over the planet's tropical forests, a brand of tree-hugging vine whose embrace — if you're a tree — is of the sinister kind. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Q: I have beautiful morning glory vines growing 30 feet up my tree. A friend told me that vines are bad for trees. Is this true? A: Yes, vines are bad for trees, and trees don't like vines. Imagine ...

Greta Hoyt from Manchester Gardening visits Peggy Singlemann in the studio to explain why some vines are harmful if they are left to climb trees. Featured on VHG episode 2501, March 2025. Virginia ...

English ivy, Virginia creeper and other perennial vines are sometimes found growing up the trunks of trees in landscapes and wooded areas. They are more obvious in winter months than other times of ...