Patent ID: 8272160
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A vine supporting device for manipulating the growth, direction, and distribution of vines and other creeping plants, the vine supporting device comprising: a base having a top and a bottom; a support pole mounted in a substantially vertical direction to the top of the base; a plurality of wire mount slots formed in the top of the base and around a perimeter of the base; a plurality of wire frames, each wire frame having a first end and a second end, the first end releasably securable in one of the wire mount slots; a top cap positionable on top of the support pole, the second end of each of the wire frames positionable and releasably secured under the top cap; and a support positionable approximately half way between the base and the top cap, the support urging the wire frames in a general outward direction; wherein upon positioning a vine upon the top of the base, the support pole and wire frames control and direct growth of the vine.