Chinese invasive’s

[Treeaddict]

It’s easy to think about all the invasive trees from Asia and China in particular. We seem to have quite a few here in the US.

I couldn’t help but wonder if our American beech, hickory’s, etc were invasive to China’s native species. Apparently they have quite a few invasive’s from North America.

Just an interesting perspective. Maybe I can find out which ones.

 

[treetx]

In November I did a conservation project in Catalonia. It was funny to hear all the European biologists complaining about these invasive North American plants....

Of course my role in the conservation was eliminating a native European animal that is an invasive in N America....

 

[Mick!]

In November I did a conservation project in Catalonia. It was funny to hear all the European biologists complaining about these invasive North American plants....

Of course my role in the conservation was eliminating a native European animal that is an invasive in N America....

G’wan…

 

[Treeaddict]

In November I did a conservation project in Catalonia. It was funny to hear all the European biologists complaining about these invasive North American plants....

Of course my role in the conservation was eliminating a native European animal that is an invasive in N America....

Do you remember which of our trees they considered invasive??

 

[treetx]

I'm such a crappy forum user!! Sorry.

I was there working with the game wardens to trap boar from a coastal reserve. Boar are a real issue in Europe. They used to be an upland and woodland animal. Europe is growing so much more corn than they have traditionally that boar have moved into the flats and open areas. In the case where we were, that connected to a coastal reserve where the boar decimate ground nesting birds.

In regards to the plants, we were in a salt marsh and they were many pointing out grasses. The area was mostly Tamarisk. I thought to myself, I'll take back the grasses, you take the Tamarisk....

 

[gf beranek]

But it's so pretty in the spring.

 

[Treeaddict]

Apparently one of our beetles is causing havoc in China. It seems we only hear about Asian plants and insects doing damage in North America and Europe but not vice versa. Google is even silent on this issue for the most part but I found this.

 

[Treeaddict]

Found this on one of my trail rides. It’s blanketing the understory of a younger forest. There’s too many acres of it and too densely populated to be indigenous. Found it to be the invasive autumn olive. Asian tree brought over to be used for erosion control.

 

[lxskllr]

I must've seen that somewhere in my travels, but I don't think I could ID it by sight. I'll have to start paying attention.

 

[Cobleskill]

Japanese Knotweed around here. The state tried a control program. Too little to late, as usual.

 

[lxskllr]

There's a bunch of that on the farm. The boss' daughter's goats love the stuff, but the big patches aren't close to them, and they're little goats. There's only so much they can do.

 

[Cobleskill]

I have a hay customer that rented her goats out to clear up some land. She said it took them very little time.

 

[Treeaddict]

Japanese Knotweed around here. The state tried a control program. Too little to late, as usual.

We have tons of that as well

 

[Treeaddict]

I must've seen that somewhere in my travels, but I don't think I could ID it by sight. I'll have to start paying attention.

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. One of those kinda things.

 

[Nutball]

Japanese Knotweed around here. The state tried a control program. Too little to late, as usual.

That's supposed to be a good medicinal plant.

 

[Treeaddict]

That's supposed to be a good medicinal plant.

That made me look into its benefits. It’s eatable and is used in cooking, the article says. I’d try the leaves next time I run across it. Apparently it’s big in Chinese medicine.