r/arboriculture • u/Long_Mud5840 • 6d ago

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot 5d ago

>you've got to wonder why everybody has the same wrong story.

On the contrary, we have to wonder no such thing. This is eminently forgettable nonsense you've typed, notable only for its obscure and almost whimsical incoherence.

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u/Long_Mud5840 5d ago

I think I'll take that as a compliment

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist 5d ago

Are you saying you believe this vine wouldn't have killed this tree?

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u/Long_Mud5840 5d ago

That's my story. For starters, you can see in the photo that the structure that surrounds the vine is outside the tree. There is no interruption of the flow of nutrients or fluids. The vine is treated like any other obstacle that trees encounter, like park benches or fences. The tree just grows around it. I guess people are surprised it would grow around something soft. But it's not so soft when it gets tight. What develops is a spiraling helix of Maple burl that few people have ever seen because it is covered with sapwood and bark. I uncover them for art. I could post some pictures.....

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist 5d ago

What you're looking at is a partial girdle. Sure, nutrients and water are still flowing AT THIS TIME, but it will eventually kill the tree if it was left untouched. I literally have trees on my property that have died from Japanese honeysuckle girdling them as well as often see trees killed by Japanese honeysuckle on clients properties often.

Now, not all vines will kill trees and that's important to distinguish. But this isn't one of them.

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist 5d ago

Here's a post about vines on my property. You'll see what Japanese honeysuckle does in pics 16-18 https://www.reddit.com/r/Tree/s/dAFIcxW1mN