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I have attached some pictures of a weed (at least I think it is a weed) that has taken over my back yard. This weed attracts bees and it has now spread to the other side of my yard. As you can see the amount of it is pretty overwhelming. It has almost taken off overnight. I tried searching but there are just too many types of weeds out there. Does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it? Thanks to all in advance.
I don't know what they are, but I don't think either of them is kudzu. You can try to call the Agriculture Extension Agent and see if they can help. Number will be under the County listings in the Blue Pages of the directory. Another option would be to show some to someone at a nursery.
The first one looks like poison ivy to me. In places where it gets plenty of sunlight, it'll grow like a bush or small tree and people usually call it poison oak, which is only native to California.
The second one looks like English Ivy or Virginia Creeper. It's harmless.
I'm allergic to Poison Ivy and know very well what it looks like! Neither picture is poison ivy. I have Virginia Creeper around my yard. Neither picture is Virginia Creeper either.
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The first one looks like poison ivy to me. In places where it gets plenty of sunlight, it'll grow like a bush or small tree and people usually call it poison oak, which is only native to California.
The second one looks like English Ivy or Virginia Creeper. It's harmless.
It is vitis rotundifolia, also known as muscadine or scuppernong. They produce edible fruit (grapes) and are a native species... and a vine of course. Search for the source and yank it. It probably originates from one small stem out of the ground.
As an aside...
My grandfather, who raised his family in tank town at the still-standing house on the corner of Rozzelle's Ferry and Valleydale used to cultivate muscadine and scuppernong and make wine out of it. He had a couple trellises about 40 feet long and those vines would be heavy with grapes every year. He made wine out of the stuff, but he told me he liked anything that brought the bees around (he cultivated a few acres on that corner). They had a personal garden that must have been the better part of an acre and my-oh-my the produce was fine. Buzzing bees around flowering vitis reminds me of my grandfather to this day.
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Thanks for the responses everyone. I am going to check this out. The idea of taking it to a nursery was helpful. I just wanted to make sure it was nothing poisonous before handling it. I'll be sure to wear gloves just in case.
Thanks for the responses everyone. I am going to check this out. The idea of taking it to a nursery was helpful. I just wanted to make sure it was nothing poisonous before handling it. I'll be sure to wear gloves just in case.
no need for the nursery dude. It's muscadine. It's not poisonous in any fashion.
It is vitis rotundifolia, also known as muscadine or scuppernong. They produce edible fruit (grapes) and are a native species... and a vine of course. Search for the source and yank it. It probably originates from one small stem out of the ground.
As an aside...
My grandfather, who raised his family in tank town at the still-standing house on the corner of Rozzelle's Ferry and Valleydale used to cultivate muscadine and scuppernong and make wine out of it. He had a couple trellises about 40 feet long and those vines would be heavy with grapes every year. He made wine out of the stuff, but he told me he liked anything that brought the bees around (he cultivated a few acres on that corner). They had a personal garden that must have been the better part of an acre and my-oh-my the produce was fine. Buzzing bees around flowering vitis reminds me of my grandfather to this day.
Thanks. This is exactly what it is.
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