Remove English ivy from your trees

Remove English ivy from your trees: it adds weight and increases their likelihood of falling or branches breaking off during a storm.
 
English ivy is not itself parasitic to trees, but it competes for light and nutrients with its host tree and adds considerable weight, increasing the chance of trees or large branches breaking off and falling during stormy weather.


For more details, see this article on English ivy.

- http://homeguides.sfgate.com/english-ivy-circling-tree-kill-tree-69358.html