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Ivy covered tree
"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Carol wrote in message I have a tree badly covered with ivy. Is the correct procedure to sever the ivy, pull it off the tree and then dig out the ivy roots. Do you need to? Ivy is the winter home for some of our small birds especially Wrens. I always smile at that argument. :-) The amount of habitat damage that an individual can do is miniscule compared to the national ivy population. You might just as well say "Don't cut your grass. You are damaging essential habitat for larks, linnets and corncrakes. Don't kill off those nettles. They are an essential food source for caterpillars. Don't paint your eaves woodwork. It will make a wonderful lichen and fungus habitat." There must be acres of uninhabited ivy just waiting for prospective wrens to occupy. -- ned |
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