Greenbrier

BY SKEETER

 I do not like Greenbrier here in my Georgia Gardens. And it is most difficult to eradicate. Just look at the nasty roots of this vine! This is the root to one vine that keeps going and going and going. Compare the size to the standard clay brick!

Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox), AKA: Catbrier, Sawbrier (Click HERE for more) is a pretty vine but most pesky here in my gardens. The only way to rid yourself of this pain is to Pull/Dig the Tubers from the ground. Then if you leave one little sprig, you will soon have another vine!

The vine also bites back! This stuff thrives under heat and drought conditions, which our gardens seem to deal with yearly. I try to pull it as soon as I see the stuff popping up from the ground. The older it gets, the more difficult to pull with the thorns. Believe me, the little thorns bite as much as the larger ones you see in the picture above, even with gloves. Ouch! This is one evergreen vine that I despise even though, the wildlife enjoy it. Please, No GREENBRIER, In the Garden...