06-09-2015, 03:15 PM
Sounds like my nightmarish Japanese Honeysuckle I inherited with the house. It completely devoured a 40foot section of chain link fence. Every year the layers of dead vines under the current year's new growth grew thicker and thicker, heavier and heavier draped over and into every inch of the chain link fence. I didn't know where it started and where it ended. It was a worthy nemesis. I removed and trashed the chain link fence completely and dug up the soil along the fence. I was pulling these roots out of the ground like stiff buried ropes. Tearing up the sod for yards.
With all that said,,, it was a pretty vine with fragrant yellow flowers. It was approaching my neighbor's garage. And I drew the proverbial line in the soil 10-feet from the structure. I'm still finding roots in the soil whenever I dig around for new plantings.
Keep in mind, I live in Zone7, NY. I can only imagine the vine/weed in warmer climates in the wild.
With all that said,,, it was a pretty vine with fragrant yellow flowers. It was approaching my neighbor's garage. And I drew the proverbial line in the soil 10-feet from the structure. I'm still finding roots in the soil whenever I dig around for new plantings.
Keep in mind, I live in Zone7, NY. I can only imagine the vine/weed in warmer climates in the wild.