News from the preserves, parks and backyards of Princeton, NJ. The website aims to acquaint Princetonians with our shared natural heritage and the benefits of restoring native diversity and beauty to the many preserved lands in and around Princeton.
Saturday, July 06, 2013
Would-Be Shrub Lacks Wood
Ever wonder what a shrub would be without wood? It would be a would-be shrub, better known as a vine
that in this case goes by the name Japanese honeysuckle, which years back grew up and over a real shrub that eventually succumbed to the suffocating shade and began a slow-motion collapse under the weight of the vine's boa-like envelopment. It really can be seen as a form of digestion. No doubt the vine has been prospering on the nutrients slowly released by the decaying shrub infrastructure within.
I doubt that anyone at the Senior Resource Center on Spruce Circle even noticed what the vine would, could, and did.
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