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[quote=Anonymous]For the ground-hugging ivy, you have to pull it up and get as much of the root system as possible.  When you get to the end where you think the vine is close to the starting point in the ground, take the last piece of vine and leave about 2-3 inches above ground.  Strip off the outer "bark" and expose as much of the inner vine as you can.  Then put a small plastic bowl/container with the roundup for vines/ivy and leave the ivy vine dipped into the bowl.  The roundup is good for killing the ivy, but often cannot get through the thick skin of the ivy.  Stripping the end and dipping it into the roundup will let the remaining plant "drink" the roundup and it will kill the end of the plant.  But it only kills about 1-2 feet away before the plant dies and stops drinking.  So if you don't get back to the root, then you'll just kill the end of the ivy and the rest will start growing again.

Also, if you have old snarled bark ivy growing on a large tree and the ivy is starting to strangle the tree, what you should do is take a saw and cut out about a 12" portion of the ivy vine somewhere in the first few feet where the ivy starts climbing up the tree.  Just remove that portion of the ivy vine (it's tough and hard to saw through it and then you'll have to cut it away from the tree).  Then leave it, in about a week or two, you'll see the ivy will turn brown and die.  After it dies, it will be much easier to remove it from the tree.[/quote]

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