Do you have invasive plants lurking in your yard?
Among today’s still-legal-to-buy plants that the council is concerned about are Japanese and Chinese wisterias, Norway maple, amur maple, Japanese maple, English ivy, Japanese spirea, yellow flag iris ...
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The legal weed debate is starting up again in Pa. Here’s what’s on the table.
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Bradford Pear trees pose risk to Pennsylvania's environment
In 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture added the tree to the noxious weed list with a Class-B label. This is because the tree could harm or damage public health or crops. Its fruit is ...
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What’s that smell? Invasive pear trees blooming in Pennsylvania now banned
The Callery pear tree, which comes in multiple varieties ... the Callery pear was added to the Pennsylvania noxious weed list in November 2021, meaning it can “no longer be distributed ...