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Finding a Vine to Climb this trellis

edlincoln
10 years ago

My parents have a trellis that used to conceal cloths lines. Conveniently, the area is surrounded by Ivy and Trumpet Vine. Neither seems to show any inclination to climb the trellis...it just grows through it and hugs the ground. My questions are:

1.) Why won't the Ivy Climb it?
2.) What vines will climb it? What climbing mechanism is best suited to this kind of trellis?

The trellis is made of half inch wide wood boards forming a diamond pattern with diamonds twice the size of my fist. It surrounds a square area, and bushes surround this square. Most light comes from directly above.

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