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posted May 16, 2010 11:19 AM
Name that plant
this stuff grows crazy at my house, what is it, anyone know what will kill it?
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posted May 16, 2010 12:58 PM
Its "genus Busa" , it is ugly and pops up everywhere!
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posted May 16, 2010 01:00 PM
Smoke it...
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posted May 16, 2010 01:06 PM
Try Round Up, I use and it kills all!!
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posted May 16, 2010 01:19 PM
+1 round up
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posted May 16, 2010 01:20 PM
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Its "genus Busa" , it is ugly and pops up everywhere!
Probably also explains why it grows so fast!
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kawasakijockey
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posted May 16, 2010 01:34 PM
 Edited By: kawasakijockey on 16 May 2010 21:38
It looks like an invasive plant called English Ivy. It is usually planted for ground cover in low light areas.
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posted May 16, 2010 02:45 PM
LOL ok I shouldn't have posted it.
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posted May 20, 2010 07:40 AM
just dump gasoline on it and light it up.........
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gumbybob
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posted May 20, 2010 08:11 AM
I don't think it's English Ivy because of the shape of the leaves.
This is what I think:
COMMON IVY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera_helix
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posted May 20, 2010 08:57 AM
I need to kill it and not my bushes
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posted May 20, 2010 09:09 AM
I honestly think gumbybob is right........looks to be an ivy of some sort
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posted May 20, 2010 10:54 AM
I think its kudzu.
If it is good luck.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2072149_kill-kudzu.html
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posted May 20, 2010 01:39 PM
Its ivy. Roundup... or a cheaper alternative is plain old vinegar. Takes a little longer to work, but same results as Roundup without the impact on the environment.
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posted May 20, 2010 07:46 PM
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I think its kudzu.
If it is good luck.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2072149_kill-kudzu.html
Yeah Kudzu was my first thought also. Hard stuff to control.
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posted May 20, 2010 11:58 PM
Edited By: Obba on 21 May 2010 07:59
Sorry Wee, not meaning to hijack the thread.
Well. ok, i might 
Here's a plant (AUS), that we came across a few days ago East Coast, Southern Queensland - Gold Coast. I posted the question in one of our local forums and eventually some plant expert did know what it was.
If anybody wants to have a go, here are the photo's i posted.
Admitedly the plant is located in the Pacific Region (i think), so it might be harder for you guys and gals over the pond. It took our plant experts about 6 days to get it...
It is green and 'looks' like a mango.
The pics show the full size (i hope), but the weight of it (a large mango), would be no more than a normal plum.
No discernable smell.
We cut another one off the tree and it had pure white sap from the cut which tasted a bit bitter.
One pic is an old one on the floor that had fell off (don't know when).
1st pic is the actual fruit.
2nd pic is the tree and the fruit is low middle.
3rd pic is the old fallen one we cut open.
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa36/obba41/IMG_0119.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa36/obba41/IMG_0120.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa36/obba41/IMG_0121.jpg
A few clues: Couldn't really cut into it. You can see the outer thin 'peel'.
But the rest was of that fibourus stuff and was hard to get our pocket penknife into.
The weight really threw us! Very large, yet light weight.
If i could throw an analogy in here: If you took off the outer peel, it would weigh the same as balsa wood.
It was solid and didn't 'squish'.
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posted May 21, 2010 08:29 AM
Wee, 2-4D is a broadleaf killer. It will kill your plants, but if this stuff grows in your grass, you can spray the 2-4D on the weed and it won't kill the grass.
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posted May 21, 2010 12:43 PM
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Wee, 2-4D is a broadleaf killer. It will kill your plants, but if this stuff grows in your grass, you can spray the 2-4D on the weed and it won't kill the grass.
grows every where but grass lol
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