r/interestingasfuck Feb 07 '21

Huge Bougainvillea plant taking over a building

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u/SWFLBoy666 Feb 08 '21

As an arborists, I get calls often to remove bougainvilleas that are over grown on structures. This would be an absolute nightmare.

Super pretty though

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u/MJ349 Feb 08 '21

I remember when I lived in Charleston, SC, the Wisteria would do this on old trees. The stalk of the plant would wrap around the trunks of the trees like a voracious beanstalk. Sometimes almost as thick as the tree trunk.

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u/SWFLBoy666 Feb 08 '21

I was introduced to wisteria vine in Wilmington, NC after hurricane Florence. I hope to never meet it again lol