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In 1875, Japanese barberry arrived in America as an ornamental hedge plant; its descendants now create shelter where Lyme-carrying ticks thrive
Japanese barberry | Wikimedia Commons Japanese barberry was brought to the United States in 1875 as an ornamental…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #blackleggedticks #ConnecticutAgriculturalExperimentStation #invasiveplants #Japanese #Japanesebarberry #Lymedisease
https://www.europesays.com/japan/82662/
4 Shrubs Landscapers Say They’d Never Plant Again—and What to Grow Instead https://www.allforgardening.com/1910631/4-shrubs-landscapers-say-theyd-never-plant-again-and-what-to-grow-instead/ #AutumnColor #FieryRed #garden #GettyImages #JanJohnsen #JapaneseBarberry #KateWalz #LandscapeDesigner #PerennialShrubs
So, we are battling some of the #InvasivePlants mentioned in this bulletin, and the #BlackCherry is winning out!
#UMaineCooperativeExtension - Bulletin #2575, #NativeTrees and Shrubs for #Maine Landscapes: Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
"This series of publications is the result of a five-year research project that evaluated the adaptability of a variety of native trees and shrubs to the stresses of urban and residential landscapes in Maine. Non-native invasive plants pose a serious threat to Maine’s #biodiversity. Plants such as #JapaneseBarberry, shrubby #honeysuckle, and #AsiaticBittersweet, originally introduced for their ornamental features, have escaped from our landscapes, colonizing natural areas and displacing native plants and animals. By landscaping with native plants, we can create vegetation corridors that link fragmented wild areas, providing food and shelter for the native wildlife that is an integral part of our ecosystem. Your landscape choices can have an impact on the environment that goes far beyond your property lines.
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"Black cherry deserves a spot in any landscape devoted to wildlife. The cherries are an important food for songbirds and small mammals, and the plant is host to over 200 species of butterflies and moths."
Learn More:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2575e/
#SolarPunkSunday #MaineLandscapes #NativePlants #VegetationCorridors #EdibleLandscapes #WildlifeCorridors #GardeningForWildlife
These plants are banned from being grown in US gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1758854/these-plants-are-banned-from-being-grown-in-us-gardens/ #BannedPlantsUS #BurningBush–BeautifulYetInvasive #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #JapaneseBarberry–AssociatedWithTickInfestations #Kudzu–ThePlantThatAteLandscapes #PurpleLoosestrife–DamagingToWetlands #TreeOfHeaven–QuickYetInvasive #WaterHyacinth–AggressiveInTheWaters
Although I've always loved the beautiful foliage of #JapaneseBarberry shrubs, we've avoided adding any to our own gardens. They're highly invasive if not heavily controlled. Japanese barberry provides prime environments for #ticks to breed due to the high humidity in barberry's dense foliage. It's believed that spread of barberry is correlated with the spread of #LymeDisease.
I really wish stores/nurseries that sell plants would inform customers on problematic ones so folks can make more informed decisions. Many uninformed customers often buy Japanese barberry shrubs because they're deer resistant & visually appealing. I suggest avoiding it. It's been banned for sale in some USA states.
Just admire the shrubs in public cultivated gardens - don't grow them.
#foliage #leaves #Summer #plants #botanical #shrubs #nature #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #InvasivePlants #burgundy #landscaping #DeerResistant
Cherry Blossoms and Barberry
A spontaneous drive reveals how familiar trees and flowers often come from distant ecosystems, not local woodlands.
Borbolya hóval borított. Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) covered with snow.
Not many flowers this time of year, but a few. Still, there are so many wonderful colours in the leaves and berries!!
#photo #photography #yyj #Victoria #BC #JamesBay #autumn #leaves #japanesebarberry #berries #bloomscrolling
Lyme Disease-Toting Ticks Abundant on Common Invasive Plant, New Study Finds
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The greater amount of Japanese barberry growing on a property, the greater amount of Lyme disease-carrying ticks you are likely to have.