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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really care if people inherited it or not.  Take care of it and get rid of it. It came with your choice to buy the property.  People who ignore it are just as bad.  If I buy a home where I 'inhereted' dead or sick trees on the property, did nothing about it, and then ended up falling on someone's house or kling someone, am I blameless just because I inherited the problem when I bought the property?  Heck no.  Same with invasive species that kill our native trees, damage structures, and harbor pests.  You knew before buying that you had ivy.  Take care of it. [/quote]

You seem very angry about….plants. I suggest you start meditating and/or figuring out how you can release this anger over something you can’t control.[/quote]

Except those 'plants' can cause thousands of dollars in damage and kill native species.

Your neighbor's ivy can overrun their yard, get into yours and kill your trees. Guess who has to pay to remove a tree killed by ivy?  You do.  Ivy from your neighbor's yard can easily grow on your fence and destroy it, which costs thousands to replace.  And heaven forbid it spreads into your yard and starts growing on your house.  Ivy growth on homes can penetrate siding with their tendrils that can cause major damage.  Even if you remove it, it can leave behind all sorts of stains that may require a completely new paint job ....which costs tons of money.  Ivy is horrible.[/quote]

These plants are also still sold at garden centers.  Look I hate English ivy as much as anyone but it’s very difficult to completely eliminate and a lot of homeowners are ignorant about it being invasive.  I’m more worried about the neighbor who can’t be bothered to get their half dead tree taken down or pruned so it doesn’t crash onto our house.  Pick your battles.[/quote]

Just because it is still sold doesn't make it right. It'll probably only be a matter of time until many localities ban sale of ivy because it is so invasive and destructive.  On a side note, a local man has now documented that basically all trees in Takoma Park are now covered in vines/ivy, the lion's share of which are not native and are slowly killing trees in the area:

https://www.npr.org/local/305/2021/07/09/1014566230/this-man-documented-5-000-trees-being-killed-by-vines-in-takoma-park

We used to sell everywhere air conditioners and coolants that contained CFCs. That didn't make it right though because it was terrible for the ozone layer.
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Kudzu is the worst and I dont know that anyone intentionally plants that anymore.

I get the frustration, but I also think you’re preaching to the choir here.[/quote]

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