Clematis: Vines growing up large trees, 1 by PudgyMudpies

PudgyMudpies wrote:
I just stood the fencing up like it is in the picture above and went around the tree, when I met the 2 ends, I cut it and attached them together, but I did leave it really loose, probably an extra foot then it actually would have measured.
Once the vines grow over it you cannot even see it, the green blends right in with the foliage. :~) Hope that helps.
Donna

Edited to add what I forgot to add the first time, LOL, I don't think you are going to have much success getting them to climb the trees without some type of support, short of putting nails in the tree and I am just not sure if that would harm the tree. I know I would not be comfortable doing that. I felt the same way when I first decided to grow vines up my 2 trees, not wanting any type of support that would show, but after wasting a year trying to train the vines, then resorting to clear fishing line with STILL no success, I finally accepted defeat and went with the fencing. It did not take as long as I feared it would to cover the fencing completely, the asarina grows fast enough that it covered the fencing the same year. And those vines get heavy and the fencing supports it well. Good luck! :~)

This message was edited Jun 1, 2006 1:57 PM