PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If the leaves have fallen, how come so many deciduous trees are still green so high up? Those aren't the tree's leaves, but rather nasty vines growing up the trunk! Ivy, oriental ...

A vine running up the trunk of a large tree adds visual interest, and scores of attractive, vigorous vines are available to clothe tree trunks. Self-clinging vines -- those that climb using aerial ...

Q: You may know about vines that kill plants. Do you make recommendations for treating them, such as chopping them down and covering them with plastic? How did vines evolve? Did they once survive on ...

Some gardeners like the look of ivy twining up a tree trunk. However, vines that twine too far can be bad news for the tree, according to Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton ...

In Oak Ridge, trees are being strangled, suffocated and swallowed by vines. Kudzu. Virginia creeper. Poison ivy vines. Grapevines. Trumpet vines. Wisteria vines. English ivy vines in wooded yards.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- From native plants like Virginia creeper, greenbriers and poison ivy to invasive species such as porcelainberry, bittersweet and wisteria, there is no shortage of climbing ...

Invasive vines are pervasive and represent a real threat to the city's tree canopy. Public education campaign to encourage tree maintenance%2C including vine cutting. Experts say don't pull vines down ...

It's a rivalry as old as forests themselves: the ancient battle between trees and their competitors, the vines. But now, ecologists say, the vines are winning. Bill Laurance, of Australia's James Cook ...