RE: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine

Donna,  I'm wondering if a blackberry and brush killer wouldn't be more
effective on that woody vine than Roundup?  There is nothing more tenacious
than the wild blackberries we have here in the pacific northwest, but brush
killer, such as Crossbow, DOES kill it.  I think timing is very important
also.  At this time of year all plants are taking nutrients to the roots to
store for the dormant period.  So they will take the brush killer to the
roots too.....hehehehehe.....

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon


-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Donna Davis
Sent:	Friday, September 20, 2002 2:38 PM
To:	perennials@hort.net
Subject:	Re: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine

I agree with you MERRI
I thought my husband was going to go into a decline when I brought mine
home,  but nooooooo I had to see for myself. Lord, I thought we were
never gonna kill the thing,  not sure we have.  It reminds me somewhat
of the cypress vine.  Round-Up won't kill it, digging to China doesn't
get rid of the roots.  "taking a gun to it won't solve the problem
either.  for the past 5 years or so my husband has dug for the roots and
has poured round-up down the hole.  I still expect to see a sprout come
up 3 miles down the road.  ha ha ha.

Donna in NE Mississippi      zone 7


Merri Morgan wrote:

>I agree about trumpet vine.  It nearly tore apart a house I lived in years
>ago.  We tried for years to discourage it.  It gave me enormous respect for
>plants you can't turn your back on and I wouldn't plant one if you paid me
>to.
>Merri Morgan
>Zone 5b in WV
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Steele" <samstee@tds.net>
>To: <perennials@hort.net>
>Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 11:47 AM
>Subject: Re: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine
>
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>
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>>Yes get your shears out!
>>
>>My parents had trumpet vines at their home in Oklahoma years and years
>>
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>ago.
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>>They started with one but  as I was growing up they spread and spread
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>until
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>>our house looked like the castle in the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.
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>>After I married and moved to my own home in Massachussetss, my wife
>>prevailed on me to plant a trumpet vine against my better judgement. After
>>
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>a
>
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>>few years they spread and spread until they were present all over my 3/4
>>acre lot.
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>>Nip them in the bud!!!
>>
>>Bob
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
>>To: <perennials@hort.net>
>>Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:12 PM
>>Subject: RE: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine
>>
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>>>Speaking of reseeding....
>>>
>>>A friend planted a trumpet vine by my veggie garden gate... about two
>>>years ago... this year it has pods about 8+ inches long.... Duh!... IF
>>>those are all full of seeds how many are viable? Do I need to get the
>>>shears out?
>>>
>>>Also got a shocker a few weeks back... Had planted some clematis last
>>>fall... ( dollar a plant sale again.. took 5 but the tags were gone,)
>>>but one turned out to be sweet autumn... blooming it's heart out!
>>>
>>>Donna
>>>IL, Zone 5
>>>
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