My Montana Clematis has started growing into my Pear tree winding it's self around the branches. Can anyone tell me as to whether this will damage or harm the tree ?
Pear Tree/Montana Clematis
Sep 09, 2013
3 Replies
Probably not, but C. montana is incredibly vigorous and given a few years could well cover the tree. Fruit production will suffer. There is a also very low chance that the additional weight and area of the clematis could result in a tree with a weakened root system blowing over in a storm.
If you have concerns wait until January or February, then dig up the clematis and move it to a better place.
Vines (of many types) will eventually shade the tree and prevent photosynthesis, after a few years the tree will die. I strongly suggest removing/moving the vine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Somewhere between zone 5 and 6 tucked along the shore of Lake Michigan on the council grounds of the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago
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