Japanese barberry, a woody shrub in the Berberidaceae family, is an understory invasive that can live in many different soil and light conditions. It has nitrogen containing roots (giving them a ...

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is a common ornamental shrub that has become invasive in many parts of North America.

And for years, research has shown that ticks are more abundant on certain understory plants like Japanese barberry, bush honeysuckles and common buckthorn — all invasive species. Now ...

For more than two decades, Pia Van de Venne of Murrysville has been working to rid the municipality’s parks of invasive plants including barberry, garlic mustard and Japanese stilt-grass.

Japanese barberry is an invasive shrub that harms the environment and human health (not to mention our animal companions). They have escaped our gardens and now outcompete native plants in our forests ...

While the Japanese barberry is a garden favorite, it’s not without its issues. Notably, in some regions, this variety has been identified as invasive. Its ability to spread quickly and dominate spaces ...

As it spreads, barberry displaces native plants and is considered invasive in and around the Northeast U.S. It also alters the chemistry of the soil, turning it more alkaline. 8. Japanese Barberry ...

These invasive plants have been found in the ... due to the people who have spent years pulling out garlic mustard. Japanese barberry: Found in just a handful of places along the trails.

While you may want birds visiting your garden, there's an invasive weed species that could cause them to overstay their ...

Invasive species are on the rise, not just in the Midcoast. Culprits like vinca, Japanese pachysandra and English ivy have consumed miles of real estate statewide, choking out native vegetation.