Gardening in the Mountains presents:
Non-Native Invasive Plants-Impact and Control
Invasive plants in the landscape often leave gardeners confused and overwhelmed. Some invasives are smothering our trees and threatening to take over the world, and some are still for sale in garden centers. Bob Gale, Ecologist & Public Lands Director for MountainTrue, will discuss the ecological problems presented by these non-native invasive plants and provide strategies and methods for dealing with them in backyards, gardens, and larger acreages. He will also provide resources for selecting native tree, shrub, and groundcover alternatives.
Table of Contents
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Time Topic
0:00 Introduction
3:31 What are non-native invasives
8:35 Environmental effects
11:54 Effects on wildlife nutrition
15:42 Appalachian invasives
18:05 Biological control
20:07 Manual/Mechanical control
21:42 Chemical Control
27:42 Triclopyr
31:02 Tree of Heaven
32:33 Rain/Moisture
35:12 Multiflora Rose
36:56 Privet
37:32 Oriental Bittersweet
39:13 English Ivy
41:51 Non-native non-invasives
44:52 Stump treatments
47:22 Conclusion/Summary