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Overgrown - I think honeysuckle but not sure...

11 years ago

I have a fence in the backyard that hasn't been tended well and I'm trying to get a hold on the landscape of the new home. This sucker has basically broken the trellis is was growing on and torn it halfway off the fence. I think it is a honeysuckle but am not sure. I've got some pictures attached but I'm really looking for some advice on what to do with this thing and if it is salvageable.

The whole thing is sitting on a mass of it's own dead vines. The living branches are pretty much hopelessly intertwined with the dead mass. I've tried separating them with little success. The few living branches I've detangled are about four feet long from their anchor without any greenery.

So, do I cut this thing back and try to re-anchor it to the fence? Can I save any of the green? Or is it time to sunset this guy - which would be a shame. I'd love to save it and grow it back right but he's so over grown I'm stumped. Any help or advice is very much appreciated. Thank you!


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