Jules Hoepting
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it; vines have covered New York.
(Well, a lot of New York).
There are so many different kinds of vines. I don’t know a lot about them, and fear mislabeling them, so I will generally describe them and give my guess as to what they’re called based off of googling.
So, to start, what is technically a vine?
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a vine is “a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground.”
Then, there are climbing vines and creeping vines.
Climbers are plants that latch on to other objects and grow upwards. Creepers make a network on the ground. It is possible for a vine to be both a climber and a creeper.
Common Ivy or English Ivy.
Often seen growing up trees or over houses.
Hanging-Tree vines or Wild Grape Vines.
These plants are crazy. Walk near the woods in the brown season, and there is a good chance you’ll see these climbers everywhere.
They start anywhere on the ground and weave their way up and around other plants.
Poison Ivy.
Either I’ve never touched poison ivy in my life or I’m just not allergic to it.
I have been absolutely fascinated by how these plants latch on to a tree and refuse to let go.
Through a Facebook post, I learned that these vines were actually poison ivy, which explains why I saw some of the steams cut off at the base.
Might not be poison ivy. 
Oriental Bittersweet Vine.
I’m not 100% sure that is what is depicted here, but from what I can gather, oriental bittersweet vines are invasive and squeeze the bejeebees out of their victims.
Other Smugglers.
Perhaps these are just grapes. Nonetheless, they’re pretty.
Not entirely sure what these are, but they love coating the land in a blanket of leaves.
Check out the view from my apartment window.
So, next time you’re walking around, you might be surprised how easy it is to find all different kinds of vines.
