[MAIPC] invasive vines and tree growth

[Sylvan Kaufman]

Interesting question Heidi.  If someone is currently doing
research hopefully they'll respond to the list.  I did a quick search on
Google Scholar for tree growth and vine removal, but you may need to search
for specific vines and trees.

One study that looked at oriental bittersweet and tulip trees that found no
effect on growth (
https://bioone.org/journals/the-american-midland-naturalist/volume-172/issue-1/0003-0031-172.1.25/Using-Dendroecology-to-Examine-the-Effect-of-Oriental-Bittersweet-Celastrus/10.1674/0003-0031-172.1.25.full).
Dennis Whigham did a series of studies measuring sweet gum growth following
above vs. below ground control (root competition) of Japanese honeysuckle
and Virginia creeper early in his career that found that below ground
competition was more important than above ground,
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4220218.pdf?casa_token=3ixmAuKzDw4AAAAA:BVCi1evheB5a4LOZauh52kI6qqrg3FJpZen1dl1zSYrgNwffChtCYnot2oZwSxCDIWo2pwR0uwAXXDIyNbUrC71U6yLjN6TH1ZC8vYJpeH_owOCntGM

On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 6:57 PM Heidi Allen <rundvm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know if someone has looked at tree growth after removal of a
> heavy infestation of invasive vines? I am especially interested in canopy
> trees that are either mature or almost mature in size, but have had a heavy
> infestation of vines which may have slowed development or caused a decline
> in health. Do we know if the tree rebounds and is there an increase in
> growth during the rebound time period?
>
> Thank you
>
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