Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Text Box: Form:   Deciduous vine  

 

 

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Text Box: Twig:    Round, light brown  

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Text Box: Leaf:     Alternate, simple, broadly ovate, 4-8” wide, 3 lobed, glossy dark green turning             crimson red in fall.  

Text Box: Fruit:    Dull dark blue berry, ¼ to 1/3” long in September  

 

 
Text Box: Flower: Greenish yellow panicles, June, not noticeable.  

 

 

 Text Box: Of Interest:  This vine is a member of the Grape family.  The tendrils and flat disc suction cups make it an agile climber.  These same adaptations can be very damaging to mortar and bricks.  

 

 

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