Plant Growing Up Through Rose

8 years ago

This plant is growing up through my neighbor's rose. They've pretty much abandoned the rose (house is going into foreclosure), it's grown to about 7', and the plant growing through it is 5.5'. Any idea what this is?

Thanks!

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i_like_pi
8 years ago
Privet (ligustrum)
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Olive
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8 years ago
Thank you! I can't believe how huge it's gotten when no one was paying attention. I expect the rose will be much happier with it gone. :)
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ronalawn82
8 years ago
Olive, I am inclined to think Prunus caroliniana (Cherry laurel). The crushed leaves smell of almonds - because the plant contains a toxin. LINK
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
8 years ago
From what I can make out it has opposite leaves which would fit Ligustrum but not Prunus.
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bossyvossy
8 years ago
Good luck with removal. I killed a huge China rose while trying to remove. Crape myrtle serdlng
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Embothrium
8 years ago
Foliage shot definitely shows a privet plant.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
snip at the ground.... and drip as little round up as needed.. to cover the cut ...

my first though was prunus serotina ... or crabapple ... but i dont know teh diagnostics that flora mentions...

regardless.. some bird sat on the rose... and dropped it for you ... perhaps you know what is around.. within the suggestions given ...

ken
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Olive
Original Author
8 years ago
'Snip' at the ground? I had to borrow a saw to get it out, lol! :) But I don't think the rose bush suffered as badly as my hands did.

Privets sounds right, and it's gone now. Well, mostly! Not sure how I'll get rid of the stump (that's a quarter, for scale).

I think my grandpa would've told me to drill holes in it and pour poison into it, but I'm not sure that's how we do things these days....
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Embothrium
8 years ago
You'll have to keep cutting it off until you starve it out - keeping on top of it will be key.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
you have no round up or stump killer?? .. nothing dies simply due to cutting ...

once dead.. ignore it.. it will rot away ... no need to get it out ...

ken
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
or.. as noted .. just keep denying it green leaves.. so it cant feed itself .... recheck every week or two ... ken
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Embothrium
8 years ago
Glyphosate is murder on roses, I'd be disinclined to use it inside a rose bush.
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Olive
Original Author
8 years ago
I'm not opposed to using chemicals, but I wouldn't want to do anything detrimental to the rose. Unfortunately, "keeping on top of it" isn't really an option for me, long-term. Is there anything I can use on it now that's not likely to impact the rose?
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
how can a drop on an unrelated stem have any impact on the rose?? .. dont quite understand embo's words though

we arent talking about spraying ...

ken
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