But, I have to ask myself…is building concrete cities, flying living things around in airplanes and sending plants in massive quantities around the world via the internet a good thing, or a bad thing? I am sure nature does not care (it is no one’s “mother” no matter how sentimental we want to be). I think our love for plants is part of our need to disperse them, and I think of us as kind of a super-alligator or elephant in terms of transforming our surroundings. Hi Mike, I am inclined to agree with you, and invasive plants have “invaded” my life, my garden, and my 50% native areas, LOL! I actually believe our survival as a species had a lot to do with our fingers, and brains…fingers for growing and gathering, brain for recognizing which plants are for what…a skill sadly neglected these days, as 99% of the population sees a wall of green beyond the petunia. Lists of alternative native species that provide bright red or pruple fall color are available in these sources. Studies to develop sterile winged burning bush cultivars were in progress in 2008. However, frugivorous birds may disperse fertile winged burning bush seed into uninvaded areas (see Seed dispersal). “Preventing winged burning bush invasion: Winged burning bush’s escape from cultivation could be slowed or prevented if fertile winged burning bush plants were no longer commercially available and/or if native species were substituted in landscaping projects. Or, would you?īy the way the US Forest Service recommends (as of 2009): You wouldn’t say, “Well, my house didn’t burn down in the forest fire so what’s the problem?” when dealing with forest management on the regional scale. Your example, “It’s doesn’t seem so bad in my back yard” misses the whole issue of what an invasive species is. The invasion is possible and damage to the ecosystem is enhanced because it is highly successful in outcompeting native plant species, replacing the native plants. This statement and further reading of the US Forest Service data compilation about Euonymus alatus will bring one to the realization that Euonymus alatus IS an invasive species: once it escapes cultivation (e.g., your lawn) by way of birds, it will infest forest/[pasture boundaries and then deep into the forests. It has escaped cultivation or become invasive mostly in the northeastern United States.” “Invasion history in the United States: Winged burning bush was first introduced in the United States in the 1860s. Much of the confusion here centers around understanding of what an invasive species is and why an nonnative species has the potential to be an invasive species.īy example, read what the US Forest Service says about the invasive character of this nonnative plant (from Asia): Your readers (and you) should access and read (!) the US Forest Service site concerning Euonymus alatus: I will tell you 2 things, it is not easy to kill, but it can be done. I have been fighting Euonymus Alatus for 30 years. With a weed whacker, these become easy to mow down. However, the root system will continue to sprout 1 / 16 ” of an inch, new shoots. Depending on the size of the sprout, pound 1 to 9 nails into the stump. If the sprout is small enough, pull it, otherwise clip or chainsaw it flush to the ground. What works for me: is: Copper nails, not available at the 2 big box home improvement retailers and costs 8 times more than common nails. Use glyphosate ( Roundup ), which I have not found effective, and juries have found it to be a cancer causing chemical. Therefore, when you start to see new leaves appear, keep cutting off small pieces, just below the 1st, initial cut. What you are attempting to do is kill the roots.
New sprouts create new leaves, feeding the roots. You have to deprive the roots of nutrients. Depending on the time of year, it might resprout up to 3 times a year. To permanently kill it, you have to deprive the roots of nutrients. Euonymus alatus has a very strong root system. It will resprout new branches at the cut.
The most effective is to pull it out, the more roots the better. For those of you, like me, =that wants to permanently I have a solution that works, over a 3 or 4 year time frame.
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