Is grape vine OK to burn?

[Tomes]

I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down
menacingly. I have cut through the bases of all of these vines, and am
looking at these 5 inch diameter, long pieces of grape vine that would
appear to be plenty of nice firewood. (I know how to handle the poison
ivy.) I have also seen this type of 'wood' at many camping locations
too, but never trusted it there either. The question is: How does this
burn? OK or is there something amiss about it?

Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to get these vines down from the
trees? I figure that stopping the upflow of water will dry them out and
make them lighter on and easier for the trees to carry, but I still want
to pull them off - they look bad, and I want to free the trees from them
once and for all.

Thanks,
Mark Toman
to...@eclipse.net

[Casey]

Hey,
if it's really wild grape, you have a fortune there. I just got a catalog
from some ritzy retailer and they are selling small bundles of grape
prunings for $15/bundle. They sell it for smoking and cooking barbecue. The
sad part is that people will buy the stuff. I'm sure it's okay to burn;
I've burned all kinds of brush, etc. It, of course, might not be grape, it
could be woodbine or Virginia creeper. But it all burns, even the poison
ivy, just be upwind of it.
Casey

Tomes <to...@eclipse.net> wrote in article <335A65...@eclipse.net>...

["nyegard[at"@]brk[dot.]bfg[dot.]com]

I had the same problem (a large group of trees severly overrun with
grape vines). About one year ago, I cut all the vines at the base
and let them sit. Trying to pull them out of the tree usually damages
the tree by pulling down branches with them. Last week, I was able
to pull them down very easily. It looks horrible until they come down,
but they will eventually come down.

Regarding burning: I've had no problem doing this outside, but I
wouldn't recommend buring them in a fireplace (and make sure no
poison ivy gets mixed in with the grape vines.)

Regards,
Skip

[Mike MItchell]

I smoked grapevines when I was in Boy Scouts, and it didn't kill me!
I suspect it'll be okay to burn in a fireplace, as long as you don't use
it too much, as soft woods usually give off more soot and create more
buildup on the chimney walls than hardwood.

Mitch

[SLEEZY]

In a previous post, Tomes (to...@eclipse.net) said ...

>
>I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
>'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down
>menacingly. I have cut through the bases of all of these vines, and
am
>looking at these 5 inch diameter, long pieces of grape vine that would
>appear to be plenty of nice firewood. (I know how to handle the
poison
>ivy.) I have also seen this type of 'wood' at many camping locations
>too, but never trusted it there either. The question is: How does
this
>burn? OK or is there something amiss about it?
>
>Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to get these vines down from
the
>trees? I figure that stopping the upflow of water will dry them out
and
>make them lighter on and easier for the trees to carry, but I still
want
>to pull them off - they look bad, and I want to free the trees from
them
>once and for all.
>
>Thanks,
>Mark Toman
>to...@eclipse.net

Not only is grave vine ok to burn but it is an excellent wood to use
for BBQ. In the US where it's not so common, it's considered a gourmet
item. In greece, grave vine wood is often used to smoke lamb.

I wouldn't waste it in the fireplace but get yourself a good smoker and
enter the wonderful world of BBQ.

[Jim Nelson]

In article <335A65...@eclipse.net>, to...@eclipse.net says...

>
>I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
>'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down
>menacingly. I have cut through the bases of all of these vines, and am
>looking at these 5 inch diameter, long pieces of grape vine that would
>appear to be plenty of nice firewood. (I know how to handle the poison
>ivy.)

Whatever you do, don't burn the poison ivy. An old family friend
spent months in the hospital after breathing the smoke from one of
those clean up operations.

[gary...@poboxes.com]

Advise not using the vines for fire wood, nor burning them. Usually,
poison ivy vines have hairy stems/vines. After cutting the bases,
leave the vines alone. After the vines dry you could carefully
pull them off, but the trees should naturally shed them off. You
have helped the trees buy allowing them more light. Killing poison
ivy takes several applications, sometimes lasting more than one year.

[Oscar]

The question was about grape vines, not poisen ivy. Grape vines are
great for smoking meats.

In a previous post, gary...@poboxes.com (gary...@poboxes.com) said
...

[emmett.r...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Tomes wrote:
> I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
> 'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down

> menacingly. I have cut through the bases of all of these vines, and am
> looking at these 5 inch diameter, long pieces of grape vine that would
> appear to be plenty of nice firewood. (I know how to handle the poison

> ivy.) I have also seen this type of 'wood' at many camping locations
> too, but never trusted it there either. The question is: How does this
> burn? OK or is there something amiss about it?
>
> Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to get these vines down from the
> trees? I figure that stopping the upflow of water will dry them out and
> make them lighter on and easier for the trees to carry, but I still want
> to pull them off - they look bad, and I want to free the trees from them
> once and for all.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Toman
> to...@eclipse.net

Cut them close to the ground and 3 or 4 feet off the ground. the vine will die and fall out of the tree or you can pull it out when it is dead.

[micky]

On Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:44:53 -0800 (PST), emmett.r...@gmail.com
wrote:

>On Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Tomes wrote:
>> I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
>> 'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down

Grape vines with quotes? If it's hairy, it's probably/almost surely
poison ivy and I've never heard it called grape vine. If you burn it
you and your neighbors will get poison ivy in your throat and maybe your
lungs I can't imagine how bad that would be. It's been 17 years since
you posted. I hope you didn't do that. I woudln't reply except I fear
you have confused someone.

[Jerr...@spamblocked.com]

>On Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Tomes wrote:
>> I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
>> 'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down
>> menacingly. I have cut through the bases of all of these vines, and am
>> looking at these 5 inch diameter, long pieces of grape vine that would
>> appear to be plenty of nice firewood. (I know how to handle the poison
>> ivy.) I have also seen this type of 'wood' at many camping locations
>> too, but never trusted it there either. The question is: How does this
>> burn? OK or is there something amiss about it?
>>
>> Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to get these vines down from the
>> trees? I figure that stopping the upflow of water will dry them out and
>> make them lighter on and easier for the trees to carry, but I still want
>> to pull them off - they look bad, and I want to free the trees from them
>> once and for all.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark Toman
>> to...@eclipse.net
>

I have some of those wild grape vines around my farm. They're a pain in
the ass. The grapes are practically worthless, very small compared to
the store type. Mine are not 5" dia. though. Probably the thickest
I've dealt with was 3".

I toss them in my brush pile, which I burn once or twice a year. It
burns. I dont see any reason not to burn them. But DONT burn the
poison ivy! You were already told why!

To remove them, I have cut them at the base, taken a chain and wrapped
the chain numerous times around the "trunk" several feet above the cut,
hooked the chain to my tractor (at least 12 feet from the tree, because
branches and stuff may fall, and I'd rather they not fall on my head).
THen drive away from the tree. Half the time the chain comes off. THe
rest of the time, the vine will get ripped down, but small pieces may
remain (wind will eventually remove the small pieces). If the chain
comes off, I just keep trying!
I imagine you could use a pickup truck to pull as well, if you dont have
a tractor.

Just be sure to be at least 12, (20 is better) feet away from the tree.
Dead tree branches and other crap will fall, so you dont want to be
underneath.

I dont know any other way to do this myself. I'm sure a professional
tree trimmer would climb the tree and/or use lifting equipment, but that
would be costly.

[songbird]

> On Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Tomes wrote:

i would think that the vines have decayed since Apr of 1997...


songbird

[mhars...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 4:00:00 AM UTC-3, Tomes wrote:
> I have recently bought a home in NJ that has plenty of poison ivy and
> 'grape vines' running up the rather tall trees, weighing them down
> menacingly. I have cut through the bases of all of these vines, and am
> looking at these 5 inch diameter, long pieces of grape vine that would
> appear to be plenty of nice firewood. (I know how to handle the poison
> ivy.) I have also seen this type of 'wood' at many camping locations
> too, but never trusted it there either. The question is: How does this
> burn? OK or is there something amiss about it?
>
> Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to get these vines down from the
> trees? I figure that stopping the upflow of water will dry them out and
> make them lighter on and easier for the trees to carry, but I still want
> to pull them off - they look bad, and I want to free the trees from them
> once and for all.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Toman
> to...@eclipse.net

i have access to tons of grape trucks from a commercial vineyard and am concerned about burning them with respect to the chemicals they have been treated with

[Robert Green]

<mhars...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sunday, April 20, 1997 at 4:00:00 AM UTC-3, Tomes wrote:
> > I have recently bought a home in NJ

1997? Not very recently, it seems.

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Bobby G.

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He's dead Jim. 8-)

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The bank has probably foreclosed on the place by now. O_o

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