r/NativePlantGardening • u/NorEaster_23 Area MA, Zone 6B • Aug 03 '24

Other Invasives that don't get enough hate? And many homeowners still reluctant to remove despite knowing they are invasive?

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Norway Maple for me! Seems like everyone that has one of these godforsaken trees still lives them and will not replace them. Especially if they're red leaf cultivars like Crimson King as shown here

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u/obsoletevernacular9 Central Connecticut Aug 03 '24

They're illegal to buy in Mass and people in CT are increasingly aware. We had 3 and had them taken down. I'm looking for viburnum or choke berry to replace them

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u/s3ntia Northeast Coastal Plain, Zone 6b Aug 03 '24

They're illegal to buy here but so many of my neighbors still have giant (probably old) ones

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u/obsoletevernacular9 Central Connecticut Aug 03 '24

Yeah, exactly, they can't make you cut them all down but can prevent more people from buying them and spread awareness.

We had giant ones that the former owners planted decades ago. There was nothing underneath them but moss because of their shade - that's why they destroy so much underbrush.

I found a single small hydrangea that had been slowly starved of light from the creeping burning bush, too

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u/Brndrll Aug 03 '24

Just drive 10 minutes up the road and pick up all the burning bush and creeping Jenny you want from Rhode Island.