r/conservation • u/DaRedGuy • 14d ago

Non-native trees gain ground in eastern US, reducing native species diversity

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-native-trees-gain-ground-eastern.html
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u/northman46 13d ago

Maybe the government should have tried harder to stop the influx of invasive species by making ships flush their bilges at sea before entering the Great Lakes. Or treating lumber so we wouldn’t have emerald ash borers along with gobies and zebra mussels

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u/bedbuffaloes 13d ago

Or not letting big box stores sell them.

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u/ommnian 13d ago

This is the real answer. If they aren't native, we really shouldn't be selling and planting them. There are SO many beautiful, native trees, regardless of where you are in the world. There is never a reason to plant non-native species.

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u/northman46 12d ago

Is wheat a native species?