Bonus Native or Weed?
I purchased an American Persimmon from a nursery specializing in New England natives. I got a vine with the tree. Cool bonus native or horrible weed?
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Comments (11)The little nuts(?) buds(?) are a dark blue green, like broccoli. I haven't found a photo that looks exactly like it yet. I'll go down the hill later and pull a stem and see what I find. Is there any problem with keeping it? I'd think it would help hold the hillside above the bulkhead, like the daylilies do. Or will it invade the rest of my garden if I leave it there?...See MoreIs this a weed or a nice native plant?
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Gee, Ed, hard to tell, you need to find out what it is to know if its a good surprise freebie or an evil alien invader. I hate vines so around here the only good vine is a dead vine, but thats not the case with everyone. I'd definitely find out what it is. Smilax has tenacious roots, even the little 2" ones need the shovel because they just break off if you try to pull one. If someone doesn't ID it here try the Name that Plant forum, those guys are really good.
I pulled up these pictures of S. auriculata, you can compare it and decide if thats what it is.
11 years agoSmilax isn't a little trellis entity, they are huge woody perennials, at least this one was. These giant tuberous roots were under an azalea that we dug out. Most have wicked thorns too. Unless you have a mature tree for it to climb, I don't think you would enjoy it. Not that you'd enjoy it up a tree anyway, but the birds sure would. AFAIK, there aren't any invasive exotics since I've never seen ID'd as such, but it's not something I've looked into. I don't think anyone will be able to figure out which species from that one pic, there are so many of them and the plant is in your shadow in the pic.
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