tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post4285296824093572476..comments2023-10-11T06:28:51.492-04:00Comments on Invasive Species Weblog: StorytellingJennifer Forman Orthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-46270276407478594032011-03-15T10:50:49.012-04:002011-03-15T10:50:49.012-04:00I agree completely with 9/22/08 Anonymous.
I have...I agree completely with 9/22/08 Anonymous.<br /><br />I have three acres of empty field. We thought it best to let some of it just fill in naturally with plants and trees. Big mistake. Every unmowed area filled up with multiflora rose, Canada thistle, Japanese honeysuckle, Siberian honeysuckle, and mulberries in a couple of years. This stuff spreads like mad and doesn't support wildlife here.<br /><br />So, we've been mowing/cutting it all down and planting native species + some cultivars.<br /><br />I even bought a bunch of dwarf burning bushes last fall to plant along a retaining wall. I had heard that they were native (or at least not invasive). I've been looking around the Internet (why I'm on this site) and I've read enough from different places that I plan to burn them all this spring. Not sure yet about a replacement, but I'm thinking arrowwood or Virginia sweetspire.<br /><br />Thanks for your help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-89502314216032954952009-02-17T12:44:00.000-05:002009-02-17T12:44:00.000-05:00It is unfortunate to see some people interpretting...It is unfortunate to see some people interpretting the ban of these invasive species as a threat to their personal liberties to do what they want on their land. That is not the intent. There are much better species to plant than burning bush or any other invasive for that matter. Species that aren't invasive. And better yet, species that are valuable natives that if they did spread a bit, it would be a good thing. But the ban is not directed at the property owner - - it is directed at the landscape/nursery industry that has not found a way to wean itself from these harmful plants and provide the good ones. Without the legislation, they will continue to sell you the same old crap and tell you it's the best plant available and even good for wildlife WHICH IT IS NOT, all because their real concern is making a sale - - the environment be damned. I'm being a little hard on them to make the point. It is a difficult and serious problem - - import bans are just one tool needed to turn the industry around so they are providing plant materials that do not cause environmental harm. Too bad such laws weren't in place when some person thought it would be a good idea to import Johnsongrass to North America. Also, to those intent on planting invasives on their property as a statement of personal liberty, then I should be able to bill you for the cost of removing your invasive plants from my land when they spread from your property. C'mon people - - this is not Big Gov't infringing on your rights - - there is a huge number of species both native and non-native that don't cause problems available at nurseries, but it is time to correct some past mistakes of species that should have never become available in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-15862373992413326232008-09-22T15:31:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:31:00.000-04:00I also just got 15 delivered to my home in NH. It'...I also just got 15 delivered to my home in NH. It's my property, I 'll do what I want!! I don't want dogs on my lawn so these will make a great hedge out front!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-89030536724870068532008-09-22T15:14:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:14:00.000-04:00Burning bush is a terrific specimen. If you want ...Burning bush is a terrific specimen. If you want to talk invasive....forsythia is worse!! <BR/><BR/>I've tried to get rid of two forsythia for 3+ years now without much success - the shoots are horrible!! <BR/><BR/>Also, my entire yard is monochromatic in shades of pinks, blacks & YES Burning Bush fits in wonderful. <BR/><BR/>Having burning bush shipped to NH, you certainly can!! I just go 8 delivered!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-70088336869118063802007-05-07T14:38:00.000-04:002007-05-07T14:38:00.000-04:00I will soon be reporting on similar efforts with r...I will soon be reporting on similar efforts with respect to sales of euonymus alatus by an institution in the Northeast usually thought of as a "good guy" among those concerned about invasives. The ending in my case is as yet uncertain, and the situation a bit less clear because my state has no regulation of invasives at all. I'm hoping to receive word of the outcome soon and will be in touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-4242543867286343742007-05-06T23:39:00.000-04:002007-05-06T23:39:00.000-04:00Yay for helping Gurney's obey the law of the Commo...Yay for helping Gurney's obey the law of the Commonwealth of Mass.! As a Mass. resident, you have my thanks. On another note, before we moved into an apartment, we used Pinetree Garden Seeds for vegetable seeds -- I liked that they were local New England company, and they offered a number of native plants that were hard to get elsewhere (including local cultivars of Jerusalem artichokes).<BR/><BR/>((As for anonymous above, here in New England we have this cultural notion of being a good neighbor. No more would I plant poison ivy where it could spread on a neighbor's land than I would plant a burning bush. But maybe that's just a New England thing.))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-8900222266846773642007-05-06T22:49:00.000-04:002007-05-06T22:49:00.000-04:00Unfortunately, invasive plants don't pay attention...Unfortunately, invasive plants don't pay attention to most property boundaries. When people plant species that have been scientifically reviewed and categorized as invasive or potentially invasive, they risk spreading those species (by root or by fruit!) onto nearby properties. This can impact adjacent natural habitats, and it can certainly impact neighboring property owners, who probably won't be too happy to be pulling out, digging up or spraying the offspring of anyone's liberties or freedoms.<BR/><BR/>I actually inherited several dwarf burning bushes with my house, and have been gradually replacing them. Over the past four years I have had to pull out dozens of seedlings all around the yard and in the woods behind my house.Jennifer Forman Orthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-50533329783864399572007-05-06T22:19:00.000-04:002007-05-06T22:19:00.000-04:00I am appalled. I will plant what I want on _MY_ p...I am appalled. I will plant what I want on _MY_ property. In fact, I am more likely to seek out these plants and plant them as a protest of this attempt to curtail my liberties and individual freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-39263648213019279852007-05-05T06:23:00.000-04:002007-05-05T06:23:00.000-04:00Believe me, you do not want to plant the Burning B...Believe me, you do not want to plant the Burning Bush. I'm still sore after trying to remove all traces of it's root system from our foundation plantings. We tore it out with a chain and pickup truck. I live in New Hampshire and was dismayed to still see it offered for sale at Agway. Avoid this plant (along with Autumn Olive, Bittersweet, Rosa Floribunda). Check out my blog entry http://blog.poltrack.net/2007/05/beware-of-euonymus-alatus-burning-bush.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com