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This year was almost the last for the oldest [[grape]] [[vine]] in the United States.  At 400 years old, it's not known if this vine in North Carolina was planted by Sir Walter Raleigh's settlers, or by the Croatan Indians.

[[File:Vitis californica with grapes.jpg|thumb|300px|NOT America's oldest grapevine!]]This year was almost the last for the oldest [[grape]] [[vine]] in the United States.  At 400 years old, it's not known if this vine in North Carolina was planted by Sir Walter Raleigh's settlers, or by the Croatan Indians.

This year, the power company was spraying [[herbicide|weed killer]] to clear plants near utility poles, and the contractor sprayed part of the vine as well.  It started to spread through the vine, bringing death to branch after branch.  The owners of the two houses which the 32 foot wide by 120 foot long vine climbs across were worried and called in specialists.

This year, the power company was spraying [[herbicide|weed killer]] to clear plants near utility poles, and the contractor sprayed part of the vine as well.  It started to spread through the vine, bringing death to branch after branch.  The owners of the two houses which the 32 foot wide by 120 foot long vine climbs across were worried and called in specialists.