Vines and Climbers: vines on telephone poles, 0 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Cathy,

Thanks for posting that. I have an aristolochia elegans vine that decided to keep climbing...it latched onto a pole on the other side of my fence and worked itself all the way to the top. I hated to cut it back because this vine is the larval host for the polydamas butterfly but when it started to cover the transformer I figured I best cut it back - didn't want it to cause a short or something that would blow the transformer. Never have seen anyone working on the poles out here...but it is good to know we should keep those poles vine free. Am sure bees and wasps could make a nest way up there...not a good thing for a repairman!!!

Thanks again...am glad I cut my back a few weeks ago. Guess I should have never let it get out of hand in the first place :o)

~ Cat