Ivy on trees? ? ? - Page 2

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I attended an arberatum seminar about trees and this question came up.
The botany professor stated that English ivy does not kill trees in
Tennessee.  Ivy can be aggressive in some locations, and certainly you
don't want it growing on your house.  I have ivy growing on three
large tree.  It is heavily trimmed from the ground to 5 feet, the deer
keep it from spreading as a ground cover.  

Any two plants sharing the same space will compete; view some
time-lapse photography to see the behavior.  I often grow two
different plants side-by-side, ones that have similar light, water,
and soil requirements.

 

It will be a moot point, when the tree falls down. Hope it isn't too
close to your house.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html

 
Have a look at some of the info on ivy and what it does to the trees, etc.  
BTW - The ivy on the ground is said to be nice habitat for rats!! :-)


http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEN/fact/hehe1.htm
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/?cG820


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I was always under the impression ivy eventually killed the tree.

We have a big park close to home and all of the trees there are covered
in Ivy
and have been for many years so I don't know.




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