Large Woody Vine - Native Species
Name Species Girth in inches Height in feet Host Tree Age in Years Location Date Measured/ Reported Measured By Photo Link
Grape Vitus sp. unk 135 White Pine   Coon Branch Natural Area, SC December 26, 2008 Will Blozan   1
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia, (L.) Planchon 1.25 131.5 Hemlock   GSMNP December 26, 2008 Will Blozan   1
Grape Vitus sp. 57" cbh   Live Oak   St. Simons Island, GA January 8, 2006 Jess Riddle x 3
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia, (L.) Planchon   166.5 Tuliptree   Bradley Fork Tuliptee, GSMNP December 21, 2008 Will Blozan   4
Grape Vitus sp. 38" cbh (100 feet + length) Maple   Valley Fore NP, PA Jan 10, 2009 George Feio x 6
Poison Oak   2 inches na coastal redwood 70 rings Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. December 31, 2008 Mario Vaden   1
Poison Oak   4 Inches diameter 160 coastal redwood   Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. December 31, 2008 Mario Vaden x 1
Poison Oak   3 inches diameter 180 coastal redwood   Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. December 31, 2008 Mario Vaden x 1
Rattan Vine Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. Koch 12.1 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Florida Grape Vitis cinerea 24.5 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans (L.) Seemann 40 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia, (L.) Planchon 13.1 cm dbh     ~28 Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze 13.5 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze 7.8 cm dbh     58 (core data) Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Muscadine Grape Vitis rotundifolia Michaux 12.7 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans (L.) Seemann 14,3 cm dbh     38 (core data) Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Pepper vine Ampelopsis arborea 7.6 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Cross Vine Bignonia capriolata 4.1 cm dbh     16 (core data) Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Climbing Hydrangea Decumaria barbara 2.5 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans 12" (est 15' + Free Standing   Wirt County, West Virginia APRIL 3, 2009 Russ Richardson x 6
                     
                     
                     
Large Woody Vine - Planted Specimens
Name Species Girth in inches Height Host Tree   Location Date Measured By Photo Link
Chinese Wiseria Wisteria sinensis 39.5 inch cbh   Sycamore   Hendersonville, NC December 25, 2008 James Parton x 5
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
Large Woody Vine - Non-Native Invasive or Naturalized Specimens
Name Species Girth in inches Height Host Tree   Location Date Measured By Photo Link
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica 11.0 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
Chinese Wiseria Wisteria sinensis ~8.0 cm dbh       Congaree NP, SC 2007 Bruce Allen   2
                     
                     

 

  1.  http://www.nativetreesociety.org/vines/temperate_lianas/temperate_zone_lianas.htm
    1. http://www.mdvaden.com/album_Poison-oak.shtml
    2. http://www.mdvaden.com/poison_oak.shtml
    3. http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?p=70998
    4. http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml
  2.  Measurements were art of Bruce P. Allen's PhD thesis research http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc_num=osu1179427491 Vegetation dynamics and response to disturbance of floodplain forest ecosystems with a focus on lianas reported in a discussion to the ENTS list January 1, 2009 http://www.nativetreesociety.org/vines/temperate_lianas/temperate_zone_lianas.htm
  3. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/georgia/southern_red_cedar_tape.htm
  4. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/gsmnp/bradleyforkclimb/bradley_fork_tuliptree_climbed.htm 
  5. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/20081225-hendersonville/huge_vine_in_hendersonville.htm
  6. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/west_virginia/poisonivy.htm