Day 2 of dealing with an invasive vine.

[OAITW r.2.0]

Last edited Tue Apr 23, 2024, 08:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Have to deal with it now because, this is what I will have this summer...only bigger and more spreading.



So, late PM, I'm about 1/2 way thru. Had a lot of sucker vines to cut to get there. Essentially, the tree is dead. I am sure that the the vine killed it. Strangled and unable to utilize it's leaves. It's sort of an eco-skeleton now, providing a base for the vine to grow from.



Tomorrow, we kill the tap root. The vine has jumped to another Spruce tree and it's gotta be 50 feet up there.



Tools: Electric Chainsaws (1 reg and 1 with 10 ft extension), lopper, hatchet, pruning shears (handheld). I really like my electric saws....Light weight and can deal with pretty much all delimbing needs.

Music: Dead - Dicks Picks #35 August 24, 1971. 5 hours (2 shows). Went from the battle to the back deck to enjoy the late afternoon sun. Tonight, I watch the Celtics deconstruct the Miami Heat.

Life is good.


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On edit....Celtics on tomorrow night, dammit. Life is still good.

[dweller]

1. Is it wisteria ?

I’m not seeing blooms, so don’t recognize it.
I’m dealing with wisteria here, and losing . Am going out tomorrow and cutting all I can from my blueberries … it’s not going to stop it , just slow it down some.
✌🏻

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. It's a life long battle. This should have been dealt with 10 years ago.

But that's another story.

[enough]

3. What area of the country?

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Central Maine. Winter is over. Ground has fully drained.

Time to deal with is now, before vegetation happens.

[Birdfeeder]

5. Bittersweet

That, my man, is a trophy sized example of bittersweet. My advice is “Take no prisoners”. The root system on that baby is massive so it’ll send up shoots that you’ll be chasing for seasons to come. Vigilance will be your watchword!

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. May invest in a flame thrower.

Winter application should be fine.

Hey, buddy...nice too see you here....lol.

[zanana1]

13. I once had a Bittersweet vine that shot roots across the street into my neighbor's lawn.

[Emile]

7. My wood chipper would make good mulch

out of that.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. This is not wood chiping material....maybe a shredder.

Hate shredders...when the stuff grabs, you got to release quick.

[2naSalit]

9. Maybe a burn pile...

or something, that thing is a monster and it was all the way to the top of that second tree. I wonder what could kill it dead without trashing everything around it.

Glad you're getting after it, though. Has to be done.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Thanks happening...a lot of front lawn work.. on the right side as you turn in.

but the lawn in left front is where I will burn this crappy stuff.

[2naSalit]

11. Two birds with one stone!

Pace yourself, it's going to be like untangling a fine chain getting that shit out of the tree, or enough of it to keep it from strangling the tree. It's a task.

Looking forward to updates in the future.

Say hi to Skippa.

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Tell me about it. 18 years ago, I was clearing brush with my Stihl 028.....grabbed a vine that dropped the saw

on my knee cap. Lotta blood, the jeans had a clear saw cut, no real damage, but you don't know that in the moment. .