Welcome to ID That Tree! In this episode, Purdue Extension Forester Lenny Farlee introduces us to a widespread and often overlooked native plant, the wild grape vine. Found across Indiana, this vine ...

That I was clutching my garden’s last tomatoes should have given me a clue to the time of year. But then, I walked past some wild grape vines on the way back to my house, and the beckoning aroma of ...

These grapes are growing behind my house. Are they edible? They’re about the size of a pea. This is a wild grape vine, probably fox grapes. The fruit are edible when ripe, though extremely tart for ...

Vines, vines, everywhere vines. They seem to be flourishing, occupying every niche possible, growing on trees and fences or trailing along telephone wires. Are they part of nature’s bounty or a ...

There are about seven different kinds of native wild grapevines in Missouri. My photo shows the early stage of clusters of fruits growing on the vine. The grapes this wild grapevine will produce will ...

That I was clutching my garden’s last tomatoes should have given me a clue to the time of year. But then, I walked past some wild grape vines on the way back to my house, and the beckoning aroma of ...