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EvilPixie 19 Mar 11:06am, 19 Mar 2024 52,727 posts	0 EvilPixie we also have a next door Ivy problem! the other side also has a rampant thing that keeps attaching itself to my failed miniature apple tree that never produces anything!
Eynsham Red 19 Mar 9:04pm, 19 Mar 2024 10,837 posts	0 Eynsham Red Apart from being undesirable for aesthetic reasons and it’s rampant growth where it’s unwanted, ivy doesn’t damage healthy trees or impair their growth. (Info courtesy of an arborist who was examining some trees in my road following reports by a concerned neighbour)
jacdaw 19 Mar 9:24pm, 19 Mar 2024 4,347 posts	0 jacdaw (And is also superb for native wildlife)
Columba 24 Mar 6:40pm, 24 Mar 2024 22,462 posts	0 Columba I quite like ivy, in small doses. Today I saw what looks like a cabbage white caterpillar, on (of all things) a forget-me-not plant. I have nothing in the cabbage family, and at present no nasturtiums, so I suppose it's any port in a storm.
Surrey Phil 15 Apr 5:11pm, 15 Apr 2024 10,318 posts	0 Surrey Phil Been out four times to replace some twine that is holding up a bush. After snapping yet again, I've decided to give up until the wind stops.
Columba 15 Apr 5:55pm, 15 Apr 2024 22,474 posts	0 Columba Lots more of those caterpillars, mainly on forget-me-not plants. Hope the birds eat them.
jacdaw 15 Apr 6:28pm, 15 Apr 2024 4,392 posts	0 jacdaw Are they sawfly larvae? Can you get a photo?
Cerrertonia 15 Apr 8:28pm, 15 Apr 2024 20,917 posts	0 Cerrertonia I guess forget-me-nots are very good for butterflies and bees at this time of year - lots of small flowers with lots of nectar.
jacdaw 15 Apr 8:39pm, 15 Apr 2024 4,393 posts	0 jacdaw They could be Hebrew Character Moth larvae?
Cerrertonia 15 Apr 8:47pm, 15 Apr 2024 20,918 posts	0 Cerrertonia There are butterflies and moths whose preferred host is forget-me-nots.

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