Description: Multi-stemmed deciduous to evergreen shrubs sometimes form small to medium sized trees. Leaves are up to 2 inches long and are shiny green above,…
Author: Jennifer Hillmer
Description: Woody shrubs can grow to trees reaching 20 feet tall. Distinctive yellow sapwood with pink/orange heartwood. Grey/brown bark with light lenticels giving bark a…
Description: Woody shrubs can grow to trees reaching 20 feet tall. Distinctive yellow sapwood with pink/orange heartwood. Grey/brown bark with light lenticels giving bark a…
Description: Deciduous spiny shrub 2-8 feet tall with green to red (in some variants) oval shaped leaves. Flowers are pale yellow and yield glossy bright…
Mechanical Control Mechanical control includes any physical means of removing or destroying the invasive plants. Mechanical control methods alone are rarely enough to completely control…
Site-based Strategy Widespread infestations often cannot be completely controlled. There are too many neglected places on the landscape where invasive plants can thrive and spread.…
Strategy – Control Timing
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Control timing Make calculated decisions. Know the times of the year when the target plants are vulnerable to control. Flowering and producing fruit requires much…
Strategy – Growth Form
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Growth Form Exploit the weak point in the growth cycle of the target species. If necessary, manipulate the growth of the plant to use up…
How You Can Help
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How You Can Help Learn to identify local invasive species. Report any unusual or new species to a local land manager (or through this web…
Techniques – Chemical Control
Posted in Control Methods
Chemical Control Chemicals are but one tool out of many for invasive plant removal. The decision to use herbicides, including when, what, and how, must be…