Could you please help identify this vine?

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Posted by Ronny on June 27, 2009, 5:22 am
 
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Could you please help identify this vine?
http://tinyurl.com/qhm3zx

seem to have hjust appeared in last month or so. one at bottpom of
large hedge and trying to grow in to the hedge. It's grwon to about 7
ffot but i have traced it back to two roots and have pulled it away
from hedge for now. The tendrils are really cool they reach out in to
nowhere for about a foot and when they grab a branch or somthing they
start the curly wurly thing

Just noticed another trying to grow in to a 3oft conifer!

Neighbour thinks its a grape but i dont.

any ideas? keep or chop?

thank you all in advance

Ron


Posted by K on June 27, 2009, 6:28 am
 


White bryony. Wait till you see the berries before you make your
decision
--
Kay

Posted by Ronny on June 27, 2009, 7:17 am
 



Tha's the one thanks guys

Is it ok to keep it without it being too invasive, and is it any good
to wildlife?

Posted by K on June 27, 2009, 9:55 am
 


I don't think it's particularly invasive, and it's a UK native. If it
were me, I'd keep it, and only get rid of it if it were being a
nuisance. It's in the same family as cucumber ;-)

You'll only get berries if you have both a male and a female plant
--
Kay

Posted by Ronny on June 27, 2009, 11:17 am
 



I see it dies off each year as well so maybe I'll see how it goes this
year.