For agriculture, forestry or as ornamental plants, humans have brought countless plants to countries or even continents where they did not originally occur. Some of these have become invasive and are ...
Worse yet, the leaves, roots, and bark all contain allelopathic compounds which inhibit the growth of nearby plants. The leaves of tree-of-heaven resemble those of black walnut. The technical term for ...
As a passionate gardener, I know how thrilling it is to envision a lush, vibrant yard filled with beautiful trees. However, not all trees are created equal, and some can bring more challenges than joy ...
A global study has revealed that insect invasions are being driven by the proliferation of non-native plants. This can can massively disrupt ecological processes, often leading to serious economic ...
While garlic mustard and Japanese stiltgrass can be pulled out of the ground, other invasive plants including tree of heaven, callery pear trees and wineberry have to be cut down and dug up.
And because the tree of heaven is fed upon by very few insects directly, there's not a lot of risk to other insects unless those pesticides end up in the flowers, and then you have a certain risk ...