Boston area.

We have a huge network of stalks each about 2.5-4 feet tall with no branches at all, only leaves. Stalks are all connected in an underground network of woody roots.

Seems like it’s probably invasive based on the amount of ground it’s taken just this summer.

Appreciate any help!

Walk outside, oh I see a Paulownia Tomentosa, his name is Tobias. Then that other block has like 20 Tree of Heavens growing in a park. On the highway? You may ask. Knotweed, Common Reed, Norway Maple, and Purple Loosestrife. Walk in the park gives you English Ivy. At least in New York it is. These are just the few invasive species around New York and many others such as Privet, Minor Burdock, Stupid Creeping Charlie, Porcelain Berry, Garlic Mustard, and Buckthorn. Then there is basically only 5 efforts per year to repopulate native plants but at this rate, the only native plants making it alive are Virginia Creeper, Poison Ivy, and other vines. The state better do something about these invasive plants as they are the only 10 plants I see in New York these days. And for those buying plants, please buy plants that are native here and for English Ivy folks, keep them at home. Adding on to the native plants, I also see pokeweed but only seems to be those tree that are naturally growing and are native.

Tree of Heaven? More like Tree of Hell!

So I live in the South East US and I have a very grown out law. There are some pretty big chunks of white clover in my lawn. I just learned it is not native to North America and I was curious if that makes it harmful to the local environment. I have always heard clover is really good to have for a lawn because it attracts pollinators and releases nitrogen. Should I rip out what I can and seed some native grasses?

We’ve been trying to control invasives (oriental bittersweet, wisteria, privet) by cutting them back but we’ve finally accepted that we need to try chemical management/eradication. After consulting with several local forest service groups, we decided to try Garlon 4. I ordered 2.5 gallons from a company that appears well-respected on July 15. On July 19, I received an email stating that my order had been canceled, either due to request by client (nope) or difficulties with payment. I immediately called, left a message, but have yet to hear anything back.

Since this is not available in local stores, I will need to order. Does anyone have recommendations?

Hello --

I'm doing a course right now, and I decided to do my final project creating an app and website dedicated to dealing with invasive local species.

Basically, I'm wondering if anyone would want to volunteer some of their time to do an interview. It would go a long way in helping me. Finding study participants is usually the most time consuming part of a project.

The questions are pretty broad. Mostly asking about invasive species and the outdoors. The interview can be done through Reddit chat.

If you would be interested in helping me, again, it would go a long way.

Thanks for reading!

In 2020 I got serious (and was very annoyed) with the knotweed in my yard. It's off to the side, seemed to not spread but covered an area about 30'x40'. I dug out roots, broke off the shoots, made all kinds of piles to get rid of. My husband had someone come in with a heavy duty rototiller. After that I dug and removed all sorts of parts. LONG story short, after all that I mowed and mowed and mowed, cutting it as short as possible from 2020 to now, 2014. Lots of weeds and clovers filled in. I now spot random purple red leaves and get out the adze and dig out what I find. There is very little now. I will keep mowing it until long after I don't see any little pop ups. It is possible to get rid of this horrible invasive giant plant, but you have to be diligent.

My attached photos show images at various times of attack and what it looks like now.

My current obsession is Oriental Bittersweet. It's another extremely invasive plant, vines that attach to everything. Sadly it's out there and is going to consume so many beautiful trees (and stop signs).

Good luck with getting rid of all invasions.

Who knew the pines were so gorgeous!

Into the fifth year of mowing

It will come back in the tiniest spec of dirt

It's laughing at me here.

Piling, before burning it all.

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Central Ohio. I think it’s pretty but I’m trying to only use native plants

It would only be removed where it is classified as invasive or noxious. My vote would probably be Japanese knotweed due to its tough to kill nature.

The amount of people selling invasive plants on Facebook is ridiculous, but this listing in particular drives me insane. They’re selling invasive Chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria) as the invasive Mimosa tree! This stuff grows everywhere for free 🙄.South Carolina.

Hello all, Does anyone know what tree this is? I am on a golf course lot and this is on the golf course side right by my backyard fencline.

There are 2 of them and one looks diseased and has already had the a sliver of the main trunk fall in a storm a month ago. I am noticing a lot of insects that seem to be coming from this tree. They are everywhere in my backyard (see pic).

This insect activity has only appeared on the last one year or so and I have been in this house for 23 years. I think it's due to the diseased tree . They seem to be all over these 2 trees.

Hoping to know my enemy before I do something about it... 😁 Thanks KG

Destroy Common Burdock aka, the Velcro plant. I took this picture in New England, doesn't matter where. Happening upon this on a footpath forced me to go fully native and dedicate myself to the native species movement. This bird represents just one species of millions that will gradually demise if we, as a global society, do not protect bio-domes. Everything from tiny microbials to massive trees, much of it will be lost, and we as humans have yet to unlock so much of what the evolutionary chain has to offer us in terms of engineering. What future technologies (medicines, machines, etc.) might never exist due to our generations neglegence?

Hi! As title suggests. We have a mugwort infestation inherited from the previous owners that I would like to conquer. It’s growing in and amongst berries that I would like to not kill/turn to poison? It’s also growing at the base of our peach trees.

For added fun there’s also mint growing amongst the mugwort

And Japanese knotweed on 2 sides of the house!

I didn’t know anything about invasives until moving here

I recently found a company out of Pennsylvania that sells Sasajiscymnus tsugae (St) beetles to combat HWA. According to their website, these Asian beetles only eat HWA and are approved for sell in the U.S. Has anyone tried these beetles? Any success in combatting HWA? I am surrounded by Hemlocks and many have HWA.

Currently in Burlington, VT. There seems to be a ton of living ash and elm in and around Burlington. How is this possible? For what its worth, I have also seen a ton of dead ash too. For contrast, back in NJ where I live, Ash has been just about decimated- every single specimen is either blonding already or nearly completely dead on the crown and stump sprouting.

Or is this just limited to humans and offensive to use this way

And, they’re back.

Is this the English ivy I’ve been hearing about? I’ve spent several days pulling miles and miles of Oriental Bittersweet out, and ripping up Burning Bush that’s popped up all over. Now I see this (fortunately very small patch) and I’m suspicious because I’ve never seen it anywhere else on my property. Thanks for the help!

I have a pair of goats I'd like to use along with a pig in managing some of the tougher invasive shrubs (barberry, multiflora rose, autumn olive, honeysuckle, etc.), but since I have just about every invasive on my land, I worry about damage that would come from hooves disturbing the soil. I've seen how Japanese stilt grass and Garlic mustard immediately take off where there's any disturbance like tire ruts or flooded areas. Since stilt grass is an annual and garlic mustard a biennial, a best case scenario would be that the the goats eat the stilt grass before it goes to seed, allowing native plants to take hold in the second season. But worst case scenario would be that the goats don't prevent the stilt grass from going to seed, and the population grows out of control because the seeds start germinating anywhere they're kicked up leaf litter. Does anyone have experience with this or any kind of flash grazing? I could just try it myself and see what happens, but I'm sacrificing the entire native understory in the process and don't want to make the invasive problem worse.

These grow all over by the front of my house and have super strong deep roots. How do I kill them?