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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Aug 31, 2006

Yes, this is an invasive weed, but still I can't help enjoying the lovely berries Ameplopsis brevipedunculata produces. Guy, do you want me to send you some seed?

Scott

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Sep 01, 2006

Your Acer and Carpinus will love you as the Ampelopsis strangles and smothers the life out of them.

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Sep 01, 2006

I will spray it with Roundup tomorrow.

Scott

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levilyla Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Sep 01, 2006

The berries are gorgeous in arrangements however.

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StarhillForest Illinois, IL(Zone 5b) Sep 01, 2006

No, thankee! I don't do many vines (except benign natives), especially invasive ones. If you want that kind of fruit on an aggressive plant, at least move up the food chain to Clerodendrum!

Guy S.

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Sep 01, 2006

I have never seen this one before. I looked it up on PlantFiles and it doesn't sound too good.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Sep 02, 2006

I just spent most of the afternoon with a GPS helper locating individual trees in an extensive tree planting.

While he was taking tree positions, I was pulling innumerable seedlings of this species of Ampelopsis. Some seedling vines (newly deposited by birds this year) were completely covering specimens of Ilex verticillata, Aronia melanocarpa, and Viburnum x 'Conoy'.

Continued use of this plant in the midwest really ought to be terminated.

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Decumbent Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Sep 02, 2006

Which is a shame, because the only berries that come close to this kind of spectacular belong to Symplocos paniculata, which is big and unwieldy and terribly hard to find.

Scott

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