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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"The main source has to be like 200 years old." Tree experts share satisfying video of 'extreme' removal project: 'It doesn't get much worse than that' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Q: I have beautiful morning glory vines growing 30 feet up my tree. A friend told me that vines are bad for trees. Is this true? A: Yes, vines are bad for trees, and trees don't like vines. Imagine ...

Vines are interesting plants. They grow abundantly in many of our habitats, including our yards. Their abundance may be linked to one of their big advantages. This advantage is that they often let ...

Creeping vines are increasingly invading Southern forests, choking out trees and altering forest makeups. Scientists say increased levels of carbon dioxide might be to blame. The invasion involves ...

Jack Putz has been studying climbing vines for 50 years since developing a fascination with jungle films and books in his childhood. The professor of biology, from University of the Sunshine Coast, ...

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 ...

With a quaint name and ivy-like beauty, an exotic vine is twisting through the Everglades, casting a deadly blanket of spring-green leaves over native trees, shrubs and plants. Spread by spores that ...

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 ...

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 ...