Found boring insects in the dead tips of the trunks I cut at time of collection. 

Vine was planted around 2006-2008.  By 2014, it covered a large span of fence and was threatening to eat neighboring buildings.

After pruning shoots and cutting back to living tissue.

Awesome tree Owen!  What a good find

Very much looking forward to seeing this in a future National Exhibition!

Interesting that you found borers. I've been having a major problem with them the last couple of years. They killed back the top of a styrax, a couple of mimosa (albizia), a magnolia, and a trident this spring (all in the ground, so far no problems with potted trees).  Some kind of very small black/brown beetle, they bore tiny holes into the trunks in early spring, infect the plant with a fungus, and the young grubs live off the fungus. There are many similar beetles so I'm not sure if these are shot hole borers, granulate ambrosia beetles, or something else. In any case, they can be very destructive. I hope you burned the branches that had them inside, though most likely the beetles are already in your area.

Chris

Owen,

this is super material.

I have 2 much smaller porcelainberrys, the cultivated, variegated type. They grow significantly faster in partial shade rather than full sun. (The naturalized plants thrive in full sun.)

I also had a collected plant. The foliage kept getting some type of fungus which would not go away even with daconil. Got rid of it but will try again if I find a good trunk.

Best regards,

Ray
Baltimore Bonsai Club

We had a monster on a fence in NW Arkansas, grew extrenely well there.

Next one is scheduled for September 17-18, 2016 according to Bill's blog post summary of the 2014 exhibition.

Zach, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata has been spotted naturalized in Alabama according to the government types.  I'd say it should be just fine down there.  A few friends have grown it successfully in Memphis, TN.  I'd get a little one and don't let the fruit get distributed.......  Pretty sure Ryan Bell has one in Jackson, MS so you should be good to go.  It's not native to the United States and seems to be aggressive when given room to grow.

Looking forward to the repot next year and removal of the large exposed roots.  Vines are so rewarding.  Thanks go to Chris (coh) for the material.

Thanks, Owen.  Being ignorant about the species, why shouldn't the fruit be allowed to spread?  Is the species invasive or something?  We have a great history down here of importing such awesome plants as kudzu and Chinese privet (which is useful as bonsai, fortunately, but still a pest).

Zach