weight of vines / vegetation

[tweedledee]

hi,
I'm designing a small structure to support climbing vines.
Does anyone know of a reference for such loads??

 

[cvg]

wind loads might control

 

[archeng59]

about 5 years ago, I designed a "canopy" that was essentially a trellis where vines were planned to grow on the ends and across the top of it for shade and cover. I did not find any reference for recommended loads. I used 5 psf gravity for the vines plus the trellis material self-weight. Also, I included a snow load and checked wind load.

 

[tweedledee]

thank you both for your input,

T