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Chinese
or Japanese Honeysuckle
or Halls Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
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Description:
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Facts:
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Lonicera japonica is a very vigorous vine which grows up through the tree canopy, smothering and eventually killing the host tree. It is tolerant of shade and drought, although it needs sunlight to grow well. It is a semi evergreen in the UK where it is at the northernmost limit of its range. |
Introduced: |
Believed
to be in the mid 19th century.
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Origin:
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Japan
and Korea.
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Location:
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Much
of England and Wales commoner in the South.
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Status:
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Stable
population
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Problems:
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Comments:
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Killls
trees by smothering, damage to timber trees by altering shape and growth.
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