Ha ha. There was a truly fine specimen of a white Dog-Ivy tree on my regular route for many years. It got cut down about two years ago and is sprouting fierce from the stump. Could be a Dog-Ivy bush by the end of the year.

'experts at Wally World'

I almost spit my coffee all over my keyboard.

Thanks! This was really funny. I needed a good belly laugh. :-)

You didn't consult the experts at Home Depot?

good one ... thx for the chuckle

These come from the same grower as the pink and white flowering cherry and the red and purple rhododendron.

Great news! I just spoke with the owner of the Dog-Ivy tree. He will let me have it for £500 but I have to dig it (should be easy) I plan to keep it in a whisky barrel on my balcony. Can I use a half barrel or do I need a full size one?

I suggest you drink the half barrel dry before you dig.

tj

Dog-Ivies need special care when transplanting. Only do it a midnight when there's a full

Hummmmmm. I'm starting to pick up on thinly veiled suspicions that this post has some connection with today's date.

19 Nissan?

tj

This is killing me (and so is the ivy on the dogwood).

UNBELIEVEABLE this is exactly what I've been looking for, I have the perfect spot about 18" infront of my bay window. I knocked on the door and the proud owner came out beaming. She said her tree gets a weekly dose of miracle grow whether it needs it or not. She could not name it. My reliable sources at h. depot shared my admiration but they could not name it either, can you?

Uno aprilis ’Fool’s Paradise’.

tj

That is the tree form of Hedera hellish 'Electrophagus'.

So far Aprilis fatuus seems to be the best match.

VV, That one's been 'telephone poled'.

Perhaps VV should try to dig it up and expose the root flare?

Thanks IGG, I got distracted and forgot to finish before I posted. ;-)

Got your back, Bill 😁