How to Remove Ivy from Trees

How to Remove Ivy from Trees
In this video, Renos demonstrates 5 different ivy removal techniques that really work. He demonstrates 4 ivy removal techniques up front. Then he discusses the best tools for removing english ivy and other types of ivy from trees.
Then Renos actually removes overgrown ivy from the base of an oak tree, using a process called "girdling." Midways through the full ivy removal demonstration Renos shares a 5th ivy removal technique, which may actually be the best ways for removing the ivy from the trees.
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[@mbaintvalid]

I don't even need this but I clicked on the video so he can get paid for it bc he seems like a really nice guy

[@deniseknox1728]

I took your advice on the hammer and ply bar to remove ivy off my shad. THANKS❤

[@ANGELA-nt5jx]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Well informed info for this first time diy vine remover! So glad to have found you. I'm so sick of this beautiful plant but so happy to have found a better solution to get rid of them.

[@michaelroman1239]

Thank you. Just what I was looking for. Great depth and breadth of presentation. Subscribed.

[@ThatsJustKarin]

I liked the hammer technique! I will be trying this along with a machete. Thanks for the video!

[@user-kh4nm7se8d]

Thank you for this video. We have several trees where ivy is growing. Appreciate you sharing your expertise.

[@PhilFeedback]

Good information, thanks for sharing

[@judahspearl3375]

Truly enjoyed your presentation. It was easy to watch and comprehend. Great job. Your words and directions were very helpful.

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

Glad that you found this video helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@historydecoder]

Thank you for the video! I just purchased a house where the ivy has grown around all trees, ground and starting to get into the sidings of the house. Found your video very helpful as I hack these vines away!

[@luashelton9320]

Very helpful video. Thank you!

[@elizzievb]

GREAT helpful video! Thank you! 👍👍

[@bunabear]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@ForViewingOnly]

Great video with useful tips, thanks! And very satisfying to watch you removing the ivy. A couple of things that have helped me: - Using a hedge-cutter (a lightweight battery one if you have one) to quickly remove all of the ivy leaves in the area you're going to cut, just so you can see what you're up against. - I don't have a reciprocating saw but I've used a Fein saw (oscillating tool) to cut the bigger ivy trunks.

[@briceparish6237]

I have a whole creekbank covered in two different types of vines. The amount of work is tremendous. A half dozen trees taken over when I moved in and the entire creekbank solid sometimes 2 feet down. I've felt from the beginning that the vines are adding strength to the bank itself, but it's time to start placing plants of desire on the bank so your guidance and conversation on the subject is much appreciated my good man.

[@jessep8767]

Thank you for this video! I just purchased a house back in December. Finally getting outside to do yard work. We have an oak tree that is almost completely covered with English ivy with the same air tight vines you’ve shown. Wish me luck!

[@signespencer6887]

Get the most of it now, and then re-check and clean up once a year. As he says, cut twice, a few feet higher and also close to the ground

[@schoolsgirl]

Awesome video. Thank you! Need to find Part 2, would have been great if you could have included the link below. We have 2 very tall trees that are dying across from the house absolutely covered in English Ivy. Called the City because if those trees fall they will take out power lines & damage homes, City told us "We don't do landscaping and only remove if trees are blocking right of way" even though these 2 are on City property.

[@shawnmcdonald9352]

Thank you so much!

[@signespencer6887]

Mine was not as bad as this, but I cut about 4 feet up and also at the base of the tree and pulled up the roots as much as possible. Came back to check and do additonal work as needed about once a year

[@Lorellehb]

This is what we are dealing with too. I did as much as I could with nippers and lopper, I guess its time for the hammer and pry bar. Thanks for making it seem possible.

[@raciovillagechannel4950]

Good sir.. 👍

[@ChicquitaMBCrawford]

Thank you. This is a task I need to start again for this year sometime this week. I need to do this with a tree in my front yard about every two years. Annoying. I check the grounds when possible to pull what I see. Bad spine, but do as much as possible because they can choke out trees. Neighbors behind me have trees completely covered in ivy and poison ivy which come over to my veggie garden and garage. They refuse to control but they damage much of my items. I often search for things to help my side as much as possible so I know this works.

[@susansmith7071]

Nice!

[@yepseeya]

How do you remove ivy from the ground? I have a serious overgrown area, but struggle pulling it up. I considered using my chainsaw or edger to cut long lines in the area, and roll it up when the area is dampened. I've considered solarization and tarping it up. I've also considered just mulching it with a lawn mower, to prevent new leaf growth and hopefully killing it indefinitely . Any recommendations?

[@arlenemaxwellcopeland1644]

Very detailed help. Thanks. I've just yanked at the ivy, but haven't gotten rid of all of it. Aw heck, I was just about to ask how to get rid of the ground roots.

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

Spring is here and it would be a good time to make a follow-up video regarding removing ivy from the ground. The best and safest way to remove it is by hand, literally pulling the ivy up out of the ground and bagging it, especially if it's close to or around trees and other plants. The ivy can be eliminated with chemicals, but they are REALLY nasty. You will have to wear personal protective equipment from head to toe and make sure that you don't get the chemical on trees or other plants because it can kill them.

[@geoffreygoff1270]

After I cut and pull the vines, I use a pressure washer and try to blow away any leaves higher than I can reach. I can usually get the tree clean 20' off the ground. The uppers leaves will turn brown and take years to fall off........this is why I try to get it clean as high as possible.

[@WildernessTamed]

I found this response to another video and thought it was worth sharing. Right, this is going to be long, but please bear with me, I think I have to correct what I see as a couple of errors. And thanks for posting: I love your enthusiasm and commitment! Here we go: Trees are good at carbon capture, but very bad at sequestering it. Carbon sequestration can be said to have occurred where carbon is locked away from cycling in the biosphere - say in a peat bog in deep-buried anaerobic peat deposits or in a maerl bed locked in as calcium carbonate laid down by the maerl (a marine alga). Trees/forests capture carbon in their bodies and root systems but trees, along with their mycorrhizal associates (fungi) are extremely good at nutrient and carbon cycling, transporting oxygen down via their root systems where it diffuses out into the soil. If trunks and branches fall into a deep water body or a bog where they are preserved from rot, you can say that carbon sequestration has occurred, but standing timber in a wood, that's carbon capture. The amount of carbon a forest can capture is finite, limited to a maximum incorporated in the trees and plants at climax canopy; thereafter carbon cycles. The amount a peat bog can capture is far greater as the bog goes on accumulating layers of peat, getting deeper over centuries and millennia. If the bodies of trees are used to build and stay in place for hundreds of years, then I guess that is carbon sequestration by another route. Also, ivy of itself, does not kill trees. On a healthy broadleaved tree with a healthy canopy, it remains suppressed by the shade of the tree canopy in summer, exactly as seen on your lovely specimen. It does the majority of its photosynthesis (and flowering) in winter after leaf-fall when light levels reaching it are higher. It derives no nutrient from the tree, merely using it to get a free ride up off the ground without having to put on the girth that a tree has to. The mass of ivy is excellent nesting cover for birds and the flowers (in autumn and winter) are an excellent nectar source for late-flying insects and honey bees. The fruits which mature at intervals though the winter and into early spring are rich in fats and are exellent for birds and small mammals when other resources are scarce. If the tree is in trouble for some reason and the canopy thins, then the ivy can get away and increase the likelihood of wind-blow. In extreme cases it can girdle a tree with stems, but this usually happens in stressed trees with thinned canopies and very old, strongly-growing ivy. If this is a worry, you can slow it down by cutting some of the stems and keep some of its other wildlife value. Ivy is an introduced species in the US (never a good plan), but this is another story....... Do you have the vine Fallopia baldschuanica in the US? That one can kill trees by growing right over the canopy and shading the tree out... Hope that is useful.

[@JeffMartin2510]

I used a string trimmer to quickly remove the leaves to make spotting the actual vine easier. Then I cut the vines with pruning shears.

[@TheKennethConner]

Those small snippers and a flathead screwdriver worked great for me on most trees. on those extreme cases it's good to move up to loppers and a small crowbar.

[@ChicquitaMBCrawford]

I have done this before as well. I have also used a metal scraper as well. It really depends on how early I catch it. I try catching it pretty early, sometimes I'm a little behind, but so far never more than a few young runners. I do try getting some from the surface when possible, it tends to take a lot more time. But whenever in the area or when I see some, I will try to pull a few.

[@hikechoco]

what about on stucco?

[@budgie3668]

I needed this behind my house there’s a Forrest taken over by English ivy

[@karmicselling4252]

Thanks for the great video. Once English ivy gets away from you, there are only two ways to deal with it. 1/ Completely remove every skerrick of it above ground and dig out as much of the root material below ground. To completely remove it often requires the use of a Back Hoe. The alternative is to use herbicides to kill any remnants but digging it all out with a Back Hoe is the most environmentally friendly way to rid yourself of it. 2/ Learn to live with it. Regular pruning and shaping of the above ground foliage to keep it neat and tidy so that it is visually appealing and does not strangle any of your other plants and trees. Cheers from the Land Down Under.

[@user-gw9uv1ck4t]

isn't it best to wait until winter when there is no vegetation

[@catherinemontgomery7130]

i have spent the last 5 and 1/2 years trying to get rid of english ivy, i cut it off at the ground and pealed off the vines from the trees and the walls, it does not stop the vines above the cut out section from carrying on growing.

[@Adrivnxx]

If you remove the root will it kill the vines? I have a tree that’s suffering from all these vines at the top!

[@jessikah1115]

How long does it take for it to die off the tops of the tree once jts been cleared from the bottom? 6 months? A year?

[@USCG.Brennan]

I just did my large maple tree and here's what worked for me. 1. Pull off as many hanging ivy leaves as you can so you can SEE the area underneath where you're gonna be working. 2. I used a "Multi Tool" with a cutting blade on it that I bought at Harbor Freight. Very easy to control and cut exactly where you want to. 3. I then used some good pruning shears to cut the smaller vines that were clinging to the larger ones as I was pulling. I found the above 3 steps to be far faster and easier than Renos system.....Just saying and no offense to him at all.

[@inverseelity1972]

I've got this vine called winter creeper that's taking over my yard. Do you know how to eliminate without herbicides or chemicals?

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

I am not familiar with that plant. However, I did a quick search and it seems the recommended removal techniques are manual removal for smaller areas and herbicide for larger areas. Good luck!

[@inverseelity1972]

@@RENOS4PROSJOES Thanks! That is really helpful, I've been able to get rid of some small spots. I don't know if you're familiar with oriental Bittersweet, but winter creeper is in the bittersweet family, and it is just as invasive so watch out. Some trees I comonly find these vines on are common hackberry, tulip poplar, silver maple, red mulberry, and box elder.

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Glad you are asking how to do this without herbicides. If you ever get tempted to use them, don't!!! Many reasons why! Let's see. Wildlife, it may likely contaminate runoff water. That stuff can breeze downwind. Just no! Dont use it. Looks like its just a lot of work, lol. Ooo, I have several acres of fenceline with nightmare vines in multiple spots. Horses are here, so, as I said, hell no with any use of herbicides. Going to go big with tools to get this under control. I would make herbicides harder to get! Too many people will use this stuff carelessly.

[@inverseelity1972]

I can see there is an ash tree sapling in-between those 2 trees

[@adamblake4601]

I'm from Peterborough England United kingdom and this vein r every where

[@sandramunoz1858]

We Clear out all my back yard in spring and almost all the vines.but it’s still coming back.

[@darlenewinter5794]

Im having the same problem.mine is a trumpet vine beatiful but its getting out of control.i find them coming up all over my yard.

[@RT-rc8cs]

Absolutely great video! Informative, and well presented You've got a new subscriber, brother! I'll let you know the results, after having followed your advice! Blessings

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@littlewhitehummingbirdofth5666]

What do you do with all of the vines that are still attached up the tree after cutting away the lower five ft? I have tall elm trees with ivy that goes all of the way up to the top. Seems like the ivy never dies away. Is it possible that the ivy can continue to live off the tree after the bottom part is cut away?

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

Most ivy that is above 5 feet will die because you have removed its root system. Over the weeks to come, you will see the leaves change color from green to brown, and eventually, a good portion of the vines will fall from the tree on their own. HOWEVER, I've run into one particular type of ivy on several occasions that does not die when you use this method. I don't know the name of it, but I know that it exists and I haven't found the solution for that one yet! So based on these experiences, I would agree that there are some ivy's that can continue to live off of the tree. Thank you for your comment.

[@andym1594]

@@RENOS4PROSJOES There's another video where you unbraid the thick lower vines from the tree and braid them in with some rope. The pull away from the tree instead of out.

[@WilliamHorwood]

This is a key question but Renos reply below is unsatisfactoiry in my opinion. See my more detailed suggestion above.

[@bellaspiker16]

I have a 150yr old white oak tree in my front yard that is completely covered in ivy (very extreme) I plan on cutting the Ivy around the base, but have you heard of spraying vinegar to kill the Ivy? Will it hurt the tree? Was planning on cutting it down then spraying vinegar all along the bottom

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

Sorry, I don't have any experience with the vinegar method.

[@ChicquitaMBCrawford]

I understand it to be vinegar, salt and liquid dish soap primarily for poison ivy. Apparently something is needed to help the vinegar cling to the plant. Also it must be done when it's not going to rain preferably when very dry and hot. Tried with poison ivy and worked. Never tried with English Ivy. Added water to to mixture by mistake this year, still worked, but not as fast and not as well. Saw a video a few days ago which I indicated that the mixture needed to be heated up until the salt is dissolved. Not sure how much difference it makes, maybe a lot. I haven't tried this one yet.

[@Deeogi]

3 year and no follow up on ivy ground removal?

[@davidrodgers6480]

Brother, I use a machete... Now some may feel that It'll harm the tree, but let me tell ya, trees are resistant! Now my technique is to cut/slash on an angle allowing the blade to do the business!

[@chrislesser8215]

I watched this video until he got to the reciprocating saw segment. I agree with the first 3 methods of removing vines from trees. Please be advised - if you scratch the bark of the tree to a certain point the tree can become diseased. If a segment of bark is cut enough insects can invade the tree and damage it. And fungus can negatively impact the tree. You need to be extremely cautious even when just using your hands to remove vines that you don’t remove bark and exposed the tree to insects, fungus and mold.

[@blakespower]

I have all vines I give native grape vines a break but dont like japanese honeysuckle or english ivy

[@anotherjoshua]

those bigger hairier roots are poison ivy.

[@chente213able]

My question is how much would you charge for this type of job???

[@joanaffleck2455]

My problem is, that it is growing on the other side of a wooden fence. Roots are on the other side. It is very distructive. I have been clipping but getting at the roots is a real problem.

[@michaeltoney2277]

I am trying to rescue a pear tree and the vines are so old and thick they seem to wrap around almost the entire trunk. If I it the vines and pull off the pieces for a couple feet; I’m worried that most of the circumference of the tree bark will be damaged.

[@RENOS4PROSJOES]

I couldn't say for sure, but I would think that the bark has already been compromised and weakened by the vines. However, you could always cut through the vines at the base of the tree as well as 3-4 feet up, and just leave them in place to fall off on their own. Good Luck!

[@michaeltoney2277]

Thanks! Doing my best to save this old pear. Who knows it could be a heritage variety.

[@mariahc.crawley884]

Spray with saltwater. Will kill the vine but not the tree.

[@sandramunoz1858]

That’s what I did.but know it’s all over my body.😢😔so be careful!!!!

[@rockywalkie626]

I need a man like you to marry a man who knows how to use his hands for practical use not for gaming and debating on the Internet I removed some ivy from my garden today its growing on the ground chipping away day by day till its done!

[@jamesward5721]

If you have a lot to do - as in hundreds of mature trees - grab a small chainsaw & get good at just cutting the ivy stems, not the tree. Don't go into the tree-bark, develop the skill to just cut the vines. After a very short while, you get pretty nifty at just nicking off even the thickest vines - you can cheat & look to where the vine is stood off slightly from the tree & cut the vine there. In no time, you are an Ivy-killing machine. :-) Any other way, after a short while, you're worn out & the ivy ain't. Small chainsaw ftw.

[@chente213able]

This right there that I see people they say be safe just close he doesn't use the gloves and he touched the IV then he use gloves what is going on???

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

At one point, you feel like Edward Scissorhands? 😆😅🤣 Trim, trim, trim! Ahhh, I really despise vines. Do. Not. Plant. Vines. No! This, other vines, and wisteria are horrible.

[@redaliceholeden3941]

Hi! I have removed Ivy whilst gardening. I find using a spade to cut around it and scrape / pry it off. Also a hand saw or pruning saw for thicker vines. I recently viewed a salt method of killing the entire vine by creating a salt cup on a cut piece using tape here on youtube. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3uap6Wmipdqhrc

[@user-gw9uv1ck4t]

wear a mask over your nose and mouth

[@yamomanemjazz]

I am sworn to fight the anglish ivy for life. Hate that fkn sht

[@tyrexpress]

It would take a long time to do a few trees at this pace.......case of why use 20 words when 3000 will do.

[@barnstar2077]

Not very helpful. It will just grow back if you don't kill it!

[@alicebierhorst6712]

helpful, thank you!