how to identify it, where to find it and how to get rid of it.

English Ivy

By: Bella

English ivy is a common evergreen vine in the United States and abroad. It is fast-growing and spreads quickly. Ivy is highly invasive, and no animals eat it either, allowing it to grow unrestrained. English ivy does not even halt erosion, because its root system is shallow. Despite English ivy's bad reputation, it has a long history and over 500 varieties.

It’s always good to know what you’re dealing with:

English Ivy was introduced in 1797 to the United States and North America from Central Eurasia, including England, Ireland, the Mediterranean, and Western Europe, English ivy has had a rich history.

Upon its introduction to North America, English ivy was commonly used as a landscape plant, because it is ornamental. English ivy is also an evergreen plant, so it stays green all year. It is also inexpensive and easily pruned into any shape.

Here’s a little history:

There are many herbicides which you can buy to spray on English ivy to kill it.

Try to pull it out of the ground the more roots you get out the longer it will stay away. Then after you pull it out do a follow up and get the ones you missed.

How to get rid of it:

How do I know if it’s English Ivy?

Leaves are dark green, leathery and waxy with white veins.

They grow long vines that grow up trees and on the ground which is called: a ground layer.

older vines can be tree like and up to 5 inches thick.

Here is an example

of old vines that are

up to 5 inches thick:

http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/english-ivy.aspx

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