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Old 25-07-2017, 02:21 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Grapevines and Leylandii

On 7/25/2017 7:54 AM, JB Conner wrote:
I have some young leylandii pushing their way up but a nearby grapevine
has taken a fancy to a couple of them and has latched onto them. As it
would do, it's starting to spread over them. I rather like the addition
of grapevine leaves to the leylandii branches, but I'm worried that the
combination won't work out in the long run. Will the leylandii prove
strong enough to grow normally in spite of the clinging vine, and take
the vine up with them, or will the vine prove to be the stronger and
stunt the growth of the leylandii? Can anyone advise me on this? If I
have to, I'll simply cut the vine away from the trees.




I don't allow grape vines to grow over any of my bushes and trees. I've
seen these vines grow to a few inches in diameter and hinder tree growth.