"John" wrote in message
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| "Red" wrote in message
| . com...
| I think what you are face with is Smilax, it is a vine which will
take
| over if you let it. Grows from a rhizome, or root which grows a
foot or so
| under the ground and sends up the occasional plant which then grows
up into
| the tree or anything else that is available. While I am more
inclined to
| be organic, I have found that round-up at higher concentrations ( 4
ounces
| of 41 percent per gallon) will after two or three applications
control
| this pest. I would cut the vines back and then wait for the new
growth and
| give them a shot of round up. If you are a dedicated organic, then
get
| some 20% vinegar and put 2 oz of orange oil and one tablespoon of
| dishwashing liquid. Use this concoction when it really gets hot
and it
| will kill anything it touches in 30 minutes. Doesn't kill the
roots but
| really does a job on anything on top.
|
| Good luck,
|
| Cliff
|
| Hi Cliff..
| BINGO..I think you have it. I looked up the name, and found that it
looks
| just like what is shown here,
| upper left pictu
| http://www.swsbm.com/Images/New9-200...x_glauca-2.jpg
|
| Also known as "catbriar" or "greenbriar" or "Sawbriar" and also "
wild
| sarsaparilla "
|
| Here is more info on it:
| http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrol...us/sglauca.htm
|
| Looks like it thrives in the soil found out here in Bastrop(sandy
well
| drained soil over clay).
| Katra also was correct in the type of root it has. Doing some web
research
| it's really an interesting plant and even has some medicinal
properties. I
| just don't want it climbing up my good trees so will work it out
slowly.
| Thanks to all helping me id this little bugger!!!!!
| John
|
|

You'll hear people calling it cat briar around here sometimes. Those
thorns really hurt. The berries are pretty, though, and some creature
must eat them.