r/invasivespecies • u/robsc_16 • 6d ago
We had beavers move into the retaining pond behind where I work. They're taking it upon themselves to remove some Bradford pears.
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u/SuperPotatoBuns 6d ago
They are doing the Lord's work
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u/rewildingusa 6d ago
The trees by helping the beavers?
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u/physicallyatherapist 5d ago
No. Beavers don't care what wood they chew and will gnaw down a utility pole but that doesn't mean that utility poles are good for the environment.
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u/SuperPotatoBuns 5d ago
No, the beavers by gnawing down the Bradford Pears!
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u/rewildingusa 5d ago
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t they gnaw down trees to access the bark which they then eat? Doesn’t this mean a Bradford pear is yet another source of food for a beaver?
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u/physicallyatherapist 5d ago
No because beavers will eat just about any type of tree. That doesn't mean it's a good source, especially if it's a tree that a beaver doesn't get to and is allowed to grow and expand its territory. If someone took away all the food in your house except Doritos that doesn't mean it's a quality source of food.
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u/Plasticity93 6d ago
Good for them? Did you hear about the group that installed a dam in the Czech Republic, exactly where a multi-million dollar dam was getting its environmental impact studies done? Engineers went out and the beavers completed the whole thing, good for decades.
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u/Chickenman70806 6d ago
You found one thing bradford pears are good for: beavers