Stopping Morning Glory from Destroying trees

Dan0

How can I destroy morning Glory or stop it from destroying my trees. I've cut it back many times but do not want a lifetime of this.

Garry Brockley

Ok morning glory over here means a whole different thing, so im hoping that's not what is inerfereing with your trees, morning wood and all. so what is the latin name or give us a picture

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newguy18

If by morning glory you mean this,
Then you can pull it up roots and all,with gloves on and that should end it.If it jut breaks off,then you'll be repeating this next year.

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Dan0

Morning glory is a common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, belonging to the following genera:

Calystegia
Convolvulus
Ipomoea
Merremia
Rivea

Mine are like the ones in the picture only the flowers are white.

newguy18

ell then you have your answer,i won't recomend poisons as they may also harm the tree.

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Eric Frei

That crap is a real problem here too. Cut the vines and poison with round-up.

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OutofMytree

If it is what we call Morning Glory in WA then ixnay on the round up. Glyphosate simply doesnt touch it. Years ago I had some succes with a Bayer product marketed here as Blackberry Bramble Killer. I cannot say what were the active ingredients were so you will need to do some more research. The biggest issue with creepers of any sort is the sheer volume of Glyphosate that the plant can absorb without any noticable effect.

To date, I have had the most success with that old Spanish guy, Manual Labour.

OutofMytree

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CathyAnn

My son is going thru the same problem in Seattle, WA. That stuff is considered an invasive weed there.

I recommended that he dig lightly around the tree, pulling up as much as he can. I believe they have "runners' underground, so stick your fingers all around trying to grab those, too.

Then, get a ton of newspaper, black and white, no colored sections. Wait for a calm day, lay paper down as much as 10 sheets thick in your mulched area. Wet it down and replace mulch on top of paper a few inches thick. The paper will eventually break down.

Worth a try without chemicals.

Eric Frei

You'll be surprised what chemicals are in paper and print!

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Knotahippie

Great idea Cathy, I've used a similar tech. for Ivy under a tree but I used cardboard. Good for attracting earthworms and other benificials, can't really say that about weed killer...

Makes it real easy to pull hard to get roots in tough soil.

Out here news paper is printed with non toxic soy ink, not sure about the paper being toxic though.

CathyAnn

Yes, cardboard is a great idea, too.

I used newspaper to kill a row of sod on one side of the house, then laid down a ton of compost to make a new shrub bed. Worked great, less work than digging out sod. Had little to none weeds, grass return. It was sloped area that didn't mind a few iches added.

Plus, our yard waste removal here sucks. We use large brown bags and have to pay for each bag and a sticker for the city to remove. VERY expensive when you are talking heavy, clay sod. And, the bags rip if you put too much in them.

I actually paid a landscape company to remove, till and ammend a large section of sod in the back along the fenceline as it was actually cheaper considering the bagging method.