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Friday, 7 June 2024

Ivy: Myths: Number 1: "Cut it at the base, it will fall off by itself...."

Oh no it won't.

Exhibit A, M'lud:

 

If I had a fiver for every time I'd heard this myth...  people think that by severing the stems, they won't have to pull out the ivy, whether it's growing up a tree, or up a wall.

“It will fall off, by itself,” they say.

No, actually, it won't.

Fascinating fact: ivy clings to trees, walls, buildings, anything it can, and it clings using aerial roots. These are roots which grow out from the upright stems, even though they are above ground, and are exposed to the air.......

 

 

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