"F Murtz" wrote in message
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Is this parasitic evil triffid ivy ?

Yes it is.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

I have cut all the vine trunks from a metre of plum tree trunk,will the
rest die ?

The stuff up the tree probably will, but it will regrow at ground level.

the roots are close to the plum tree roots and hard to remove, if I keep
removing green bits as they regrow will the roots die.
I did not want to use glyphosate as it might get to plum tree.

Glyphosate is not effective on ivy. It ignores the stuff completely - I've
tried it and it doesn't work on ivy.