I don't like this weed

arthur · Veteran Member

I don't like this weed

villatranquilla · Guru

Virginia creeper ???????

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

I'm not a gardener but can you smoke it? biggrin

petengail · Guru

I would mix a batch of Roundup about 20 mls to the litre and spray it with that. Give it a few doses. Probably best to kill it in its peak growing season. A good gardening forum is Gardenate. Cheers

03_troopy · Guru

Where's Billieeeeeeeee he'd have to know whether it's a "good" weed or a bad weed.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Cut it down and paint the cut stump with Round-up. You have to paint it on very quickly, within 30 seconds, and make sure you get it on the layer under the bark as this is where the plant will carry the poison down to the roots. Best to have your little container of round-up and paint brush ready before you start sawing.
If its a deciduous plant, wait till its leaves are green.

Big Gorilla · Guru

I saw one like this the other day !

03_troopy · Guru

Japanese Maple?

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Is it the climber that is climbing up a tree, or the tree itself?

BTW, forgot to say you need to paint the round-up onto the cut stump neat.
Spraying such a tall plant could be a problem as the slightest breeze will carry the spray to kill other plants many meters away.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

I would follow Gerty's advice ... but rather than Roundup (neat or otherwise) I would pour a cuppla cups of Unleaded Petrol on the cut-down stump and make sure it gets into the bark and slits in the stump as well.

Petrol kills almost anything

Cheers - John

Gerty Dancer · Guru

rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
I would follow Gerty's advice ... but rather than Roundup (neat or otherwise) I would pour a cuppla cups of Unleaded Petrol on the cut-down stump and make sure it gets into the bark and slits in the stump as well.
Petrol kills almost anything
Cheers - John

Kerosene does too... biggrin . you could buy a product for killing woody weeds and they recommended you mix it with kerosene. I reckon kerosene was the active ingredient!

arthur · Veteran Member

Gerty Dancer wrote:
Is it the climber that is climbing up a tree, or the tree itself?

No it's a climbing vine-I've looked at pics on the internet, it is similar to a madeira vine, giant pepper vine or a moonflower vine.

arthur · Veteran Member

Thanks all-I found a gardening forum: http://www.gardenexpress.com.au/

Posted the same question and got the answer, its a Syngonium sp., climbing tree.

Cheers smile