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Will cedar siding be damaged by climbing hydrangea (post #16327)

MickiSm on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 23:31 (updated 10/12/10 - 10:55) 
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Hi I planted a climbing hydrangea at the front of my house which has cedar siding for about 4 ft and then the old fashioned stone embedded stucco. Will the weight or suckers of the hydrangea damage either?

MickiS

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If its shingles for only the (post #16327, reply #1 of 2)

by Noel-in-England in reply to MickiSm [original] on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 08:59

If its shingles for only the first 4 ft you should be o.k. as there's going to be hardly any weight on the ( young  ) plant at that point.  . As it grows and creeps higher & higher, there's going to be more & more plant weight, coupled with an increasing angle, which will 'tend' to try and pull - away from that vertical plane.

Of more concern to you should be the capability of your-as-described Old Fashioned stone embedded stucco. If its over 20 years old  - I 'd have it checked for its condition & 'stickability'.

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The roots can open up the (post #16327, reply #2 of 2)

by the country gardener in reply to MickiSm [original] on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 13:11

The roots can open up the grain of the wood letting moisture in which is a concern. A bigger problem is going to be re-painting or re-staining when the time comes.

Marty

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