
- Feb 1, 2018
IT Overwhelmed the Tree
One of the worst horticultural decisions a property owner can make is to plant wintercreeper (Euonymous fortunei) or to allow it to establish--this includes any of the cultivars. Wintercreeper is a non-native, woody, evergreen vine--easy to grow and spreads readily. It is for the last reason you should be concerned, for it is extremely difficult to eradicate. Moreover, as in the accompanying photo, it is capable of climbing anything, and to great heights. On buildings it