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Bermy · 10th May 2008, 05:04 AM

Ha, ha Ekka don't mix his words! Puking smiley blob...funny.

The cuban royal palm looks a bit tatty, but then almost all the palms on the Island are suffering from potassium deficiency.
This is a case for the 'it depends on the situation', that property is a small hotel called Royal Palms, I think the bougainvillea turns a featureless grey 'telephone pole' into something spectacular. At worst some day the vine might fall off, but other than that its not harming anything, and providing a visual feast in the meantime.
Remember most of our visitors come from the US east coast, palms and flowering vines are just what they like to see.

There is a poinciana with Pothos (Scindapsis) vine in it round the corner, it is only about 8' up the tree, barely to the break of the trunk, attractive, no problems as yet, leave it.

A previous post of mine told of the tamarind tree with cactus and elephant's ear vines...it ALL came out, probably over a ton of weight....

IT DEPENDS...

10th May 2008, 05:04 AM	#91 (permalink)
Bermy Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bermuda Posts: 67	Re: Vines up trees? Yes or no poll? Ha, ha Ekka don't mix his words! Puking smiley blob...funny. The cuban royal palm looks a bit tatty, but then almost all the palms on the Island are suffering from potassium deficiency. This is a case for the 'it depends on the situation', that property is a small hotel called Royal Palms, I think the bougainvillea turns a featureless grey 'telephone pole' into something spectacular. At worst some day the vine might fall off, but other than that its not harming anything, and providing a visual feast in the meantime. Remember most of our visitors come from the US east coast, palms and flowering vines are just what they like to see. There is a poinciana with Pothos (Scindapsis) vine in it round the corner, it is only about 8' up the tree, barely to the break of the trunk, attractive, no problems as yet, leave it. A previous post of mine told of the tamarind tree with cactus and elephant's ear vines...it ALL came out, probably over a ton of weight.... IT DEPENDS... __________________ Keep smiling, people will wonder what you are up to! (especially if you're gunning a chainsaw!)