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Invasive Vine Removal Advice Needed
Posted on 2/5/26 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 2/5/26 at 4:27 pm
Our next-door neighbor planted Confederate jasmine when he built next door. It has become intermingled with cat’s claw vine over the years, and has overgrown the privacy fence he installed. He makes no effort to control it, and I’m tired of cutting that shite back. I don’t want to spray it with shrub-killer, as I need to stay on his good side for now. Anyone have any thoughts about how to handle it? (I’m beginning to think about hitting it with a blow torch.)
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Posted on 2/5/26 at 6:45 pm to South Shore Cyclist
How have you been cutting it?
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:23 pm to South Shore Cyclist
Good luck with the cat's claw. You'd have to napalm the area twice then go back with agent orange.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 8:58 pm to South Shore Cyclist
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don’t want to spray it with shrub-killer, as I need to stay on his good side for now.
What did your neighbor say when you talked with him about it?
Posted on 2/5/26 at 11:00 pm to South Shore Cyclist
The only thing to do is to continue to cut it. Honestly, it is a whole lot better than Asiatic Jasmine. I have both and at least the confederate jasmine smells good and doesn’t spread.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 1:19 am to ItzMe1972
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How have you been cutting it?
I usually cut it with hand pruners. My hands start to cramp during a long session, however. The fence that separates our property is quite long, so there’s a lot of vine to manage. I tried using a Ryobi hedge trimmer on it, but the vines clogged up the teeth of the hedge pruner. It worked well when unclogged, but required frequent stops to remove the vines.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 1:26 am to Tigerpaw123
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What did your neighbor say when you talked with him about it?
The last time we spoke about the vines, he lost it because I cut the vines as short as possible on top of the fence, and they flopped over on his side. (I don’t know if he had anything supporting them on the other side.) We don’t want to antagonize him at the moment, as we need to get access to his yard to cut back a tree that is overhanging our roof - another point of contention. (He’s been a dick since our very first meeting. Purchased his lot thinking he could buy us out, but we have no intention of moving.)
Posted on 2/6/26 at 6:54 am to South Shore Cyclist
Well, whose fence is it? If it’s yours, then I wouldn’t worry about his feelings since he’s already been a jerk. If it’s his, there’s really nothing you can do.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 7:07 am to South Shore Cyclist
So even more reason to talk to him about both before doing something
Posted on 2/6/26 at 8:35 am to South Shore Cyclist
You could always salt the fence line.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 10:15 am to South Shore Cyclist
quote:well maybe you ought to wait until you get the tree dealt with before you deal with the jasmine
We don’t want to antagonize him at the moment, as we need to get access to his yard to cut back a tree that is overhanging our roof
Posted on 2/6/26 at 10:32 am to SixthAndBarone
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Well, whose fence is it?
It’s his fence.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 10:35 am to Maillard
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You could always salt the fence line.
I like this idea.
We want to plant clumping bamboo along that side of the house. When his home was built, the builder aligned the second-floor windows with our first-floor windows, so there’s a clear view into our home if our shutters are open. Not sure how the vines and the bamboo will interact.
This post was edited on 2/6/26 at 10:39 am
Posted on 2/6/26 at 12:12 pm to South Shore Cyclist
Look up bamboo root blockers and then let it grow. I would love to do this at my home. The neighbor and their security lighting are maddening.
Posted on 2/6/26 at 12:48 pm to Maillard
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I would love to do this at my home.
There’s a bamboo nursery in Franklinton, LA. We visited there last spring. They have several attractive varieties of the clumping type, which are not seen much in town. A cool day trip, if only to view their grove of huge moso bamboo.
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ETA: If anyone makes the trek to Franklinton, we had a decent meal at the Red Brick Cafe on Lee St.
This post was edited on 2/6/26 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 2/6/26 at 11:07 pm to South Shore Cyclist
Cut the vines and brush the wound with glysophate.
This post was edited on 2/7/26 at 8:09 am
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:13 am to Bamafig
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Cut the vines and brush the wound with glysophate.
Thanks! Going to try this.
ETA: Going to try it on the cat’s claw, and go from there.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 2/9/26 at 12:34 pm to South Shore Cyclist
His fence and vine and you’re going to poison it?
Plan on moving anytime soon?
Plan on moving anytime soon?
Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:14 pm to South Shore Cyclist
Glyphosate could kill the vine in areas or whole thing. Not sure if that would be a wise move I would try speaking to the home owner again.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 1:18 pm to Bamafig
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Cut the vines and brush the wound with glysophate.
As satisfying as this & salting the ground would be, don't do it OP.
Just cut the vine to the fence line. If it slumps into his yard, boohoo. It's legal & he already knows your feelings. He can get TF over it.
Salting/using chemicals can cross the line & start incurring liability. Salting itself is a felony in some areas, so please check your local laws first
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 1:19 pm
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