I know this isn’t the best picture, I’ll try to get a better one later. Does anyone know what this is? As you can see, it’s January and all the other trees around are leafless. This is not an evergreen, what the heck is it??
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can you get a closeup of the leaves?
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I will but I’m not home to do it until tomorrow.
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Looks like some sort of creeper, like Virginia, or Krudzu (probably butchered spelling on that one, lol).
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I have heard it’s edible and also makes for decent tea
The leaves in Steve’s… thing don’t look as big as Kudzu, perhaps another creeper
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If it was kudzu, it would have over taken the whole hill by now 
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And these things keep their leaves in winter? It was 13f outside this morning.
Doesn’t really get that cold here, but they never drop their leaves. Never stop growing. Never die.
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I should know but it’s not something I’ve ever really paid attention to.
I know this is kind of off the wall, lol, but you guys know me by now.
I’m sitting in an Amish rocking chair getting ready to takeoff for another day of structural welding and fabricating and I’m checking the forum.
So I land on this thread and I’m staring at that weird looking plant. I stare at it for five minutes and I come to my own conclusion. Oh, that’s a weird looking plant. lol
So I’m thinking about this app that I have on my phone. And some type of gardening app that you used to identify what you’re looking at. You basically put it on camera mode like you’re gonna read a barcode or something and you aim it at the plant it checks out the leaves or whatever and it tells you amazingly what it is.
So I thought suggesting to load that app on the phone since you can use it on a trial period for a week or so without paying for it, maybe I would suggest that?
So my wife who happens to be a long time gardening freak like my dad, is walking by me to go feed the cat next-door.
I said oh dear… Wife of mine… It’s time for your daily quiz. I handed her my phone and I asked her. What is this weird looking tree or whatever?
As she walked by me and I’m holding out the phone with the screen facing her, she doesn’t even stop. As she walks by she glances and says that’s a kudzu. It’s a very invasive plant that will wrap around everything and be the only thing left alive in no time flat.
So my response to her was, the guy says it’s 13 degrees and is the only thing in the area that’s green. She said if they don’t cut it down, it’ll be the only thing left in the area.
I’m not saying that’s what it is. But I found it interesting how she did not hesitate or even asked me to expand the image? He just walked by and said that’s a kudzu.
Anyway, I thought that was interesting. Your opinions may vary.
PS… after my Wife offered a wild guess from glancing at the image… I looked up kudzu’s in ‘cold weather’… and this was the result>
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No, kudzu does not stay green in 13°Fahrenheit. Kudzu is a deciduous plant that is highly sensitive to frost and freezing temperatures
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Freezing Behavior: Leaves and young vines generally turn brown and die with the first frost.
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Temperature Tolerance: While the plant survives, it becomes dormant during winter. Leaves will remain green only until temperatures drop to roughly 28°F (-2°C), after which they turn brown.
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Winter Appearance: At 13°F, the leaves will be dead and brown, though they may persist on the vine until January.
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Survival: While the foliage dies, the root crowns can survive extreme cold (well below 13°F), allowing the plant to re-sprout in the spring.
Does that mean it’s time to get ze flammenwiffer?
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Kudzu and Creeper both lose their leaves in the winter. It’s probably English Ivy.
So basically, if it is an English Ivy it’s just wrapped itself around a dead tree trunk like a barber pole, which makes it look highly unusual?
It certainly makes sense because I’ve seen a lot of things out in the woods and I never seen anything that look quite like that, lol
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Yep. Very common here in GA to see that. I’m sure it’s very uncommon in CA. Likely the Ivy that killed the tree in the first place. I’m looking at dead pecan in my neighbors yard right now that looks the same.
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Also invasive and horrible! I pay a landscaper to yank it out by the truckload and it just comes right back in a few months.
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Hans! It is time to bring ze flammenwiffer!
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There’s definitely some work that needs done back there. 
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Kill it with fire!
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