Some of the smaller stuff: Chocolate vine or akebia quinata

I was just intrigued by the name.  We saw it along Wagner Road across from the Lalley's driveway, growing over the old wooden fence. The quinata denotes the five leaflets on the compound leaf. The chocolate name comes from the supposed smell of the flowers although this is variable.  Flowers bloom in May, varies with hardiness zone.

There is a sausage shaped pod with an edible pulp but this is also variable.  The fruit appears in late June (Pennsylvania).  It may require more than one vine to fruit. The pulp tastes like cardboard with a sugar coating according to one source.

The vine is used for baskets in Asia.

There is controversy about its invasiveness.  Some compare it to Kudzu, others find it attractive and controllable.  If there were pods already I missed them.