Do You Battle a Invasive Plant ? NY Ban Sale of Certain Plants

[Nyboy]

Steve that is my local paper you linked ,on page 4 there is story DEC is stopping the cull of mute swans. They are listed in front page story as invasive. People feel they are to pretty to be killed.

 

[ducks4you]

That would be truly sad. I cannot think of the harm that a native swan could cause. They certainly aren't European starlings.

 

[thistlebloom]

Yes, the suggestions have been made on this forum, go to a neighboring state and smuggle them in.

Here's the thread I believe Ridgerunner was referring to so other readers who aren't familiar with that topic can get it in context.

"Can not ship to my state"

The two varieties of grapes he was interested in are not invasives.

In my state hops were not allowed to be sold at nurseries. The reason I was told, and I don't have verification for this, is that the large scale hops growers that supply breweries didn't want different varieties to pollinate with their crop.
So they were on a do not sale list for the economic benefit of large scale growers.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

Japanese Knotweed and Oriental Bittersweet are the nasty invasive plants i have to battle here. with the knotweed the roots can grow very deep and also run deep. i have been able to limit their growth if taken out early in the spring where they form thick clumps of surface crowns. trying to smother them does not work since they will run under it and pop up on the edges where the light is at. and RoundUp doesn't seem to phase them.

 

[thistlebloom]

Japanese Knotweed and Oriental Bittersweet are the nasty invasive plants i have to battle here. with the knotweed the roots can grow very deep and also run deep. i have been able to limit their growth if taken out early in the spring where they form thick clumps of surface crowns. trying to smother them does not work since they will run under it and pop up on the edges where the light is at. and RoundUp doesn't seem to phase them.

One of my clients has Bohemian knotweed, which has the same persistence as your knotweed Chickie. I had the same problem with it shaking off Roundup. I spoke with the weed guy that works for the forestry dept. and he said to use brush killer, and he recommended 3 brands.

 

[Ridgerunner]

One of my clients has Bohemian knotweed, which has the same persistence as your knotweed Chickie. I had the same problem with it shaking off Roundup. I spoke with the weed guy that works for the forestry dept. and he said to use brush killer, and he recommended 3 brands.

All at once?

 

[thistlebloom]

All at once?

No, not all at once!
I should have been more clear. He said there were only 3 brands of herbicide, out of all the herbicides on the shelf at the local co-op that he would use on persistent perennial weeds, and they were all 3 brush killers made by different companies. I would have to look at my notes, but the only one I remember distinctly was Lily Millers brush killer formulation.

Use as directed on the label. The label is always the law.

 

[journey11]

Why would anyone WANT to plant autumn olive or multiflora? Autumn olive makes me sneeze. The berries are edible though. I'm surprised that russian olive was not on that list. My BIL has several plantings of different bamboos. They do spread quickly, but seem to prosper only in damp areas. We have trouble with kudzu here too, but I've only ever seen it in urban areas. It must take advantage of the bare and disturbed soil.

Now how are you supposed to prevent algae, fungi and bacteria from dispersing and why and how would you willingly do it? Gotta scratch my head on that one...

I have a variegated porcelain berry vine. It's a beautiful landscape vine. It does not seem to be invasive here and I'd be surprised that it was up there in NY. I've heard that it can be in places that have warmer winters though. My MIL has had hers for around 15 years or so and it was only recently she was able to get a start off of it for me.

 

[thistlebloom]

I couldn't get the porcelein berry I bought to grow either. I tried it more than once. I gave up and planted a couple of clematis instead.

I think it's worth pointing out that what grows invasively and overwhelms native plants in one region, may have a failure to thrive in another.

 

[seedcorn]

You do realize the Asain Carp has decimated the native fish? We always threw any carp in fields to use as fertilizer and to stop them from killing off our edible fish.

Same with Lion Fish in Florida. Hobbiests releasing a predator into wild. Along with non-native snakes.....