Hop bines are trained to wrap around strings or wires strung between trellises. Wendy Bines, Tony R Richards, Eddie Goldfinch, Bernard James. Infected young hop bines become stunted with thickened clusters of pale curled leaves. Hops grow on bines that may reach up to 25 feet in height. The novel centres on Jerry Bines, a charismatic but violent ex-convict, and his family. Many bines have rough stems or downward-pointing bristles to aid their grip. The canal ran for from Bines Bridge to the wharf at Baybridge. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Bines attended the common schools. Bines was elected sheriff of Salem County in 1808 and served until 1810.