Murder in the forest: death by choking
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See that nefarious vine? It’s already cutting into the alder tree. The other tree is bigger and stronger, so the vine climbs up and up, causing problems above. The vine is honeysuckle, and it’s attacking thousands of trees in the Gabriola woods. It’s everywhere.
If you walk in the woods, keep an eye out for this invader. If you like the idea of saving trees, carry a pair of garden clippers with you — it only takes a few seconds to cut through a vine.
Filed in Gabriola Island,invasive plants 2 Comments so far
2 Responses to “Murder in the forest: death by choking”
tom on 26 Apr 2009 at 9:52 am #
UMmmm western honeysuckle is a native species.
Gabriolan on 26 Apr 2009 at 10:25 am #
You mentioned Lonicera ciliosa (Western Trumpet Honeysuckle), but there are lots of other species of honeysuckle as well.
UBC’s E-Flora website is an electronic atlas of BC plants. Their Invasive, Alien and Noxious Plants of British Columbia page lists these honeysuckle plants: Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle), and Lonicera tatarica (Tatarian honeysuckle).