Vines may be proliferating at the expense of trees in tropical forests across the Americas, scientists have found. This shift in abundance could affect the water in the ecosystem and how carbon is ...

In Oak Ridge, trees are being strangled, suffocated and swallowed by vines. Kudzu. Virginia creeper. Poison ivy vines. Grapevines. Trumpet vines. Wisteria vines. English ivy vines in wooded yards.

Creeping vines are increasingly invading Southern forests, choking out trees and altering forest makeups. Scientists say increased levels of carbon dioxide might be to blame. The invasion involves ...

A vine running up the trunk of a large tree adds visual interest, and scores of attractive, vigorous vines are available to clothe tree trunks. Self-clinging vines -- those that climb using aerial ...

Vines growing to the top of the tree and covering the leaves cut off the photosynthetic process that is vital to the tree. Photosynthesis creates carbohydrates that travel throughout the tree and to ...

Greta Hoyt from Manchester Gardening visits Peggy Singlemann in the studio to explain why some vines are harmful if they are left to climb trees. Featured on VHG episode 2501, March 2025.

Healthy mature trees provide benefits to the surrounding community, such as creating habitat and shade, sequestering carbon and controlling erosion. But when invasive vines take hold, tree health ...