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Re: Wild Grape Vine




On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 07:53:38 EDT, FranksFarm@aol.com wrote:


>I'm wondering about what I should do about the huge wildgrape vines..some 4 
>or 5 inches thick that can actually pull down trees, bend them etc.  Amazing!

Cut some trees away from it so it can get more light, fertilize &
prune it, then harvest a bounty of wild grapes: scuppernong, muscadine
or fox grapes (small but look like purple muscadines).

>I always hate to just ruthlessly cut down things that grow so well with 
>little effort...especially if I can find uses for them:)  Any ideas?  Frank
 Let it grow, its a rare specimen. You probably have trees to
sacrifice in order to keep the grapevine.


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