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i've got a line of plum trees, and there's native honeysuckle all over them. It doesn't seem to bother the trees at all, but when individual honeysuckle branches die, they stick around in huge tangled leafless snarls that look (imo) pretty fugly. I'm comfortable living with it, though. Goes with the huge tangled snarls of bramble and bindweed elsewhere(!)
bothwell-
Tangled snarls of stuff are great for wildlife. I could do with more.
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Tx!
Yep honeysuckle can go all bare and gnarly if it dies, but it's not a big deal as the aim is to have flowers to attract moths to get bats in at the Belfast Castle trees.
I cut mine back every year. Bramble and bindweed central here too...and sorrels and sticky willy everywhere!
But that's ok. Bar the surprise brambles in the lawn, ouch...
jellybaby
JWestland
Is it bad for a tree to let native honeysuckle grow against it? Of course it would be a strong established tree not a small young tree.
Tried to find the answer online but no joy.
The pelargonium seeds (geranium) are already coming up to my surprise.
Westland compost room temp 17-18 during day, min 12 at might.