In the very far corner of my 1.2 acre lot...I have a spruce tree that is in the same spot that I used for dumping leaves from the fall season.
At the time, I didn't know the damage that I was doing....the tree slowly is dying.
Two years ago, I planted two Boston Ivy plants at the base. Now..they are over 16 feet tall over the trunk.
Until I saw it down...the tree now has some color!