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What plant? woody, black berries, kind of grows like a vine


Question

unknown plant in CT
Help! Evergreen - didnt drop leaves in fall or winter, has clusters of black
berries...

Answer
That is eniglish ivy, Hedera helix.  The picture you sent is of the adult folliage.  English ivy grows like a vine until it is up in a tree or something and then grows horizontally, changes its leaf shape, and makes flowers and fruit.  One can make a cutting of this adult growth, and, if planted in the ground, it will continue to grow like a shrub rather than a vine.

Trey

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