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by shonenknifefan1 1031 days ago
How do vines attached to a building affect fire risk for that building?
2 comments

They don't.

Living wood is very very hard to ignite. It would need to dry for several months before it can sustain a fire without help.

It's not like grass that can dry completely (and the leaves are dead, but not the roots) and then can catch fire. With a vine if it's dead (and getting dryer) it's not coming back - so pull it off the house.

If there's a negative, it's with the vines potentially damaging already damaged/poorly executed masonry (0). Otherwise I can't see risk of fire being an issue unless your drought is so bad the vines wither, die and completely dry out near a spark source

(0) https://web.extension.illinois.edu/vines/buildings.cfm