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Parthenocissus tricuspidata |
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Boston Ivy, Japanese Creeper |
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Vigorous, high-climbing vine, clinging by
adhesive disks on the ends of the modified
tendrils. |
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Growing to a height of 30-40 feet |
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Flowers are greenish-white, borne on cymes, not showy. |
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June-July |
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Leaves are alternate, simple, 4-8 inches wide,
3 lobed, each lobe having an acuminate tip and
coarsely serrate margins, lustrous dark green in
color. Occasionally, the plant displays
trifoliate leaves, primarily on young plants and
basal shoots. |
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Fall color is a brilliant orange-red to scarlet,
very showy. |
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Fruit is a bluish-black, bloomy berry, ¼ inch
in diameter, ripening in September-October |
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