Question: Why is my Asiatic Jasmine blooming when it climbs into a tree?

Answer: When Asiatic Jasmine as well as other vines (English Ivy, Fig Ivy, Chinese Trumpet Creeper) assume an upright position or climb a structure, gravity exerts an effect on the plant hormones and causes it to convert from a vegetative growth to a reproductive growth. Some believe the climbing vine is deriving nutrients from the tree on which it is growing and that is what cause the flowering/fruiting cycle. This is not the case. Below is an image of Asiatic Jasmine blooming as it climbs into a Live Oak tree. Rooting of vines in a blooming/mature/reproductive stage is difficult to impossible.