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Southeast Texas  Mannn2 Mar 28, 2018 12:32 PM CST |
Hello all! I have two unknown vines growing in the slightly wooded area behind my house. Both are climbing and both have tendrils. We threw some old pumpkins back there last year but I am not sure if that is actually what one of these are. From my research my guess would be a grape vine and a pumpkin vine. We just bought this house in the fall of last year so we are unfamiliar with our new plants. We also have blackberries but I am confident they are not either of these vines. The possible grape vine comes out of a thick bark like structure similar to a small tree trunk. The first two pictures are of the suspected pumpkin vine. The leaves on the suspected pumpkin vine become less rigid on the edges as they grow. The next ones are from the suspected grape vine. Thanks!     |
Name: Philip Becker Fresno California (Zone 8a)  Philipwonel Mar 28, 2018 12:41 PM CST |
| First two, not pumpkins. Possibly some kind of berry or grape. 3rd is grape. 4th looks like a fig. 😎😎😎 Anything i say, could be misrepresented, or wrong. |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX          porkpal Mar 28, 2018 2:22 PM CST |
| I think most of what you show is some sort of grape. On the left side of the 4th photo is some pepper vine. Porkpal |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost   DaisyI Mar 28, 2018 2:24 PM CST |
| They all look like grapes. Did someone plant them? Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Lin East Central Florida (Zone 9b)            plantladylin Mar 28, 2018 2:38 PM CST |
| They all look like Grapes to me too, a couple of possibilities: Mustang Grape (Vitis mustangensis) http://www.foragingtexas.com/2... Southern Fox Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) http://www.foragingtexas.com/2... ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Southeast Texas Mannn2 Mar 28, 2018 3:49 PM CST |
| I have no idea if someone planted them. I never saw any berries or grapes when we moved in, but we moved in late fall. If they are grapes, would they be edible? |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Mar 28, 2018 5:00 PM CST |
| You will have to do a taste test. They will be small if they are wild but some are tasty and some are really sour. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt Sacramento California (Zone 9b)          HamiltonSquare Mar 29, 2018 12:29 AM CST |
| In photo five isn't that a berry vine/leaves top center? Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California. |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX porkpal Mar 29, 2018 6:03 AM CST |
| Yes, I see it too. Porkpal |
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) Dreams don't work unless you do.         greene Mar 29, 2018 6:23 AM CST |
| My first thought was Fox grape as @plantladylin suggested. http://www.foragingtexas.com/2... This plant grows where I live and the leaf shape is variable. There is also a Mustang grape. http://www.foragingtexas.com/2... If you could take photos showing the back side of the leaves that might help. Also feel the back to see if they are 'furry' (sorry I don't know the botanical name for that). Either way, these grapes grow because birds and other animals eat the grapes and deposit the seeds. There were some wild grapes near me that my neighbor found quite edible. When the county maintenance men were trimming back all the vegetation from along the fenceline at the school they never cut back the grapes as they recognized them as edible. I think if yours get enough sunlight the taste may be okay. When someone plants grapes they usually plant in a very sunny location. Most of the time there will be some kind of support such as an arbor, trellis, etc. Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
Name: Lin East Central Florida (Zone 9b) plantladylin Mar 29, 2018 9:32 AM CST |
| I think I see Peppervine in there too, possibly Peppervine (Ampelopsis arborea) a Texas native: https://aggie-horticulture.tam... http://www.foragingtexas.com/2... https://aggie-horticulture.tam... ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt Sacramento California (Zone 9b) HamiltonSquare Mar 29, 2018 4:33 PM CST |
| What about the green seed-heads that look like Raspberry/Blackberry? There are about five in the lower center of photo five. Not a very clear picture and lots of plants to see through. Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California. |
Name: Lin East Central Florida (Zone 9b) plantladylin Mar 29, 2018 5:13 PM CST |
HamiltonSquare said:What about the green seed-heads that look like Raspberry/Blackberry? There are about five in the lower center of photo five. Not a very clear picture and lots of plants to see through. Aha, I do see what you are referring to and it does look like fruits forming. I also see a dead twig/stem on the left with thorns! I bet there might be Wild Blackberry (Rubus cochinchinensis) or possibly Dewberry (Rubus trivialis) growing in there with the grape vines. A photo of Dewberry fruit for comparison at the bottom of this page: http://centenaryarboretum.blog... LOL, I just now notice too that there is white Salvia growing in amongst those vines, etc. ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt Sacramento California (Zone 9b) HamiltonSquare Mar 29, 2018 5:55 PM CST |
I missed the dead twig completely.  Thorns and all.Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California. |
Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) Dreams don't work unless you do. greene Mar 29, 2018 6:11 PM CST |
plantladylin said: I don't see any Salvia but I see leaves and flowers of Florida Betony. Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith" |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX porkpal Mar 29, 2018 6:13 PM CST |
| Such an entertaining jungle! I wonder whether the original poster's question has been answered to satisfaction. Porkpal |
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt Sacramento California (Zone 9b) HamiltonSquare Mar 29, 2018 6:19 PM CST |
Yes. Entertaining. I had to ask what WITWIT for the badges meant.  Sure fit for me. There is one more plant in there...............  Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California. |
Name: marialana lenhart rivercircle2 Mar 31, 2018 6:42 PM CST |
| be careful with wild grapes, left on their own they can kill a tree in a few short years. ps, the photo immediately looked more like a berry to me as well as opposed to a grape. |
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