The Importance of Native Vines and Their Association with Trees
Date/Time
Sunday, March 31, 2019
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Beatley Central Library
Categories
Spring 2019 Tree Stewards of Arlington and Alexandria Training Class
Co-sponsored by the Ford Nature Center, Holmes Run Park Committee, and Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Beatley Central Library, Alexandria VA
5005 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22304 – large meeting room
Speaker and Field Trip leader: Rod Simmons
Old-age Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) at Plummers Island – Photo by Rod Simmons
The importance of native vines as essential components of plant communities and their association with native trees and will be discussed. Identification of many species of native vines will also be discussed, as well as distinguishing them from non-native invasive vines. A field trip to the old channel of Holmes Run and Holmes Run Park adjacent to the library to see native and invasive exotic vines will follow the presentation.
This program is free and open to all. Registration is not required. Adults only.