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Alabama Supplejack (Berchemia scandens)
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Supple-jack (Berchemia scandens)
Alabama Supplejack (Berchemia scandens)
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Green stems, small leaves, and small grape-like clusters of berries make it quite ornamental. Male/Female plants are separate.
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Berchemia scandens
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Supple-jack can tolerate extreme habitats and a wide range of conditions. In bottomland forests, it can become a large, twining vine with woody stems. It can also grow in the desert-like conditions of Missouri glades where it becomes a densly sprawling mat.
Wildlife use the plant both as a food source, eating the drupes of blue berries, and as a place of shelter. The berries should not be consumed by people.
Its common names of supple-jack or rattan vine indicate its use for making walking sticks or wicker products.
Uses: wildlife, groundcover, wood products
Bloom time: May to June (greenish/yellow flowers)
Height: Will grow to the top of a trellis or tree
Space: 4 to 6 feet
Sun: Sun to shade
Moisture: Dry to moist
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How aggressive, invasive is this plant?
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Brian
- 3/12/2017
A:
It depends on how good your site is. The better the conditions, the more aggressive it will be. Supple-jack, like many vines, can spread by rhizomes underground. It doesn't seem to spread too far, but this trait could be used to describe the plant as aggressive. If you have a deer population, they will help to keep it in check. Supple-jack can grow on glades where conditions are pretty harsh--hot sun and dry, rocky soil. It will also be quite at home in the average backyard just about anywhere in Missouri. A single plant will be unable to produce fruits, so by planting only one, you will avoid seedlings popping up under bird perches.
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Would this work along a chain link fence to give some privacy? Also, if I order two is there a guarantee I would get a male and female plant?
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Jan
- 9/6/2020
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It should work fine on a chain link fence. There is no guarantee of male and female. Ours are grown from seed and we haven't observed their flowers (they haven't ever bloomed).
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Will you PlEEZ bareroot 3 gal pot supple jack and ship to me. Im a loooong time customer and youve done that for me in past. I accept full responsibility if they dont survive. I only see a few vines on the computer list. I hope you'll have more?! I LOVE your plants.
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- 2/22/2021
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