Trumpet vine? Does it get pretty orange flowers that are conspicuously shaped like trumpets?
Whatever it is will certainly kill your tree.
grandmabc
Google lens says trumpet vine
longcreepyhug
Trumpet vine. Those look like beans, but they’re not. Once they go dry and brown they will split open and a bunch of fluffy, wind dispersed seeds will be inside. The halves of the dried pods make great mini boats to race on a small creek.
Look_Man_Im_Tryin
Others have already answered. Just wanted to add that it is native to North America and great for hummingbirds.
dchirs
Trumpet vine is really aggressive btw
Hot_Ratio_8439
Looks like my wisteria
SoftlySpokenPromises
Trumpet vine, very aggressive spreader with an expanding root network and suckers. Known to choke out plant life and cause property damage.
Familiar_Opinion_587
I have that too, My grandma said they eat it before but not today
BrushSuccessful5032
Triffid
imfm
I have a couple of trumpet creepers. One is about 18 years old and very large; we built a sort of pergola for it made with lattice and pressure treated 4x4s in concrete, and it’s out in the middle of the back lawn, where I (well, the robot) can mow all around it. The second is about 5 years old, being trained into tree format. It’s nearer the house, so before I planted it, I cut the bottom from the biggest plastic tote I could get, dug a hole big enough to sink it in the ground, and planted the vine inside. It spreads by runners (hence the plastic tote) and the seeds are winged, so they can end up anywhere. They are native, *beautiful* in bloom, beloved by hummingbirds, and as you’ve seen, they bloom for a long time.
With that said, this is an extremely aggressive plant that you do *not* want anywhere near your siding, deck, or a tree that isn’t 50 years old and massive because the vine will get huge and very heavy, and it can kill the tree. There’s one not too far from my house, growing on a giant osage-orange tree; the vine has been there at least 25 years (that’s how long I’ve been here), but had that been a less sturdy tree, it’d probably be dead by now. I knew exactly what I was putting in the ground when I planted mine, and made sure it would be controlled. Every year, I remove all of the pods from the “tree training” one, and as many as I possibly can from the huge one. If I see a seedling, I pull it. Not “I’ll get that later” because I don’t want to forget; I pull it when I see it. Once established, trumpet creeper is difficult to kill, and if you miss a runner when you pull an established plant, it’s coming back.
My apologies for the Wall O’ Text, but while I hate seeing, “Trumpet creeper! Kill it!” because it is a native plant, beneficial to anything that likes nectar, and *spectacular* in bloom, especially if planted in full sun, if it’s not kept under control, it can be quite destructive. I think the one you have needs to go, and it’s probably going to take brush killer to do it, but if there’s a spot far enough from anything it can damage, and you’re willing to remove the pods every year, it’s a beautiful addition. You have to understand its growth habits, and don’t just turn it loose in the yard, but I love mine.
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Trumpet vine? Does it get pretty orange flowers that are conspicuously shaped like trumpets?
Whatever it is will certainly kill your tree.
Google lens says trumpet vine
Trumpet vine. Those look like beans, but they’re not. Once they go dry and brown they will split open and a bunch of fluffy, wind dispersed seeds will be inside. The halves of the dried pods make great mini boats to race on a small creek.
Others have already answered. Just wanted to add that it is native to North America and great for hummingbirds.
Trumpet vine is really aggressive btw
Looks like my wisteria
Trumpet vine, very aggressive spreader with an expanding root network and suckers. Known to choke out plant life and cause property damage.
I have that too, My grandma said they eat it before but not today
Triffid
I have a couple of trumpet creepers. One is about 18 years old and very large; we built a sort of pergola for it made with lattice and pressure treated 4x4s in concrete, and it’s out in the middle of the back lawn, where I (well, the robot) can mow all around it. The second is about 5 years old, being trained into tree format. It’s nearer the house, so before I planted it, I cut the bottom from the biggest plastic tote I could get, dug a hole big enough to sink it in the ground, and planted the vine inside. It spreads by runners (hence the plastic tote) and the seeds are winged, so they can end up anywhere. They are native, *beautiful* in bloom, beloved by hummingbirds, and as you’ve seen, they bloom for a long time.
With that said, this is an extremely aggressive plant that you do *not* want anywhere near your siding, deck, or a tree that isn’t 50 years old and massive because the vine will get huge and very heavy, and it can kill the tree. There’s one not too far from my house, growing on a giant osage-orange tree; the vine has been there at least 25 years (that’s how long I’ve been here), but had that been a less sturdy tree, it’d probably be dead by now. I knew exactly what I was putting in the ground when I planted mine, and made sure it would be controlled. Every year, I remove all of the pods from the “tree training” one, and as many as I possibly can from the huge one. If I see a seedling, I pull it. Not “I’ll get that later” because I don’t want to forget; I pull it when I see it. Once established, trumpet creeper is difficult to kill, and if you miss a runner when you pull an established plant, it’s coming back.
My apologies for the Wall O’ Text, but while I hate seeing, “Trumpet creeper! Kill it!” because it is a native plant, beneficial to anything that likes nectar, and *spectacular* in bloom, especially if planted in full sun, if it’s not kept under control, it can be quite destructive. I think the one you have needs to go, and it’s probably going to take brush killer to do it, but if there’s a spot far enough from anything it can damage, and you’re willing to remove the pods every year, it’s a beautiful addition. You have to understand its growth habits, and don’t just turn it loose in the yard, but I love mine.
Plumber’s Delight