High Desert Approved and Prohibited Plant List

Vines

Vines are plants, whose stem requires support and climbs by tendrils or creeps along the ground. Vines must be installed on a trellis to prevent wall erosion. The trellis must be no higher than 10 feet and free standing. Vines that attach to walls or are considered invasive are not selected on this plant list.

Planting Instructions:

Plant and water according to instructions. From a fire mitigation perspective, do not plant where vegetation may climb on buildings or up trees.

Maintenance Instructions:

Keep plants well hydrated and remove dead stems and leaves. Remove all plants next to them that are ladder fuels, e.g., grasses. Do not let the vines climb trees or the building structures.

Fire Intensity & Propagation:

Fire intensity and propagation depend on the stem size and leaf density. The height and widths of the plants are the plant’s fire load and its potential fire propagation size. Vines spread vertically and horizontally propagating fire in multiple directions. If they are attached to wood structures and the wood catches fire, then the flames and heat intensity increase becoming a particularly hazardous situation. All vines become highly flammable and prone to rapid fire propagation if they are dried out and/or dead. Well-watered vines (lots of green leaves and few dead or senescent leaves) minimize the plant’s flammability and fire propagation.