Why invasive plants like burning bush get banned from sale (& what to plant instead)

[@maureenwhs]

you have a great speaking voice, not getting tired of listening to you, so much information; new passion now in my life!!

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Wow, thank you! Appreciate that

[@RigelStar77]

Thank you so much Amy for this awesome video!!! I'm always talking about this with my clients. Invasive species whether it be plants, insects, or animals, do so much more harm than most people understand. Great video and important information.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

You're very welcome! I'm glad you talk to your clients about this, too.

[@prospeaker58]

Great explanation of the bird part of these plants. I was told that the callery pear tree is also bad because it’s spread and pushes out native trees. Which is wild since so many small towns planted them up and down the main streets! It hurts since they are beautiful in the spring. But I’m taking them all out, which were NOT planted…came up on their own - guess the birds planted them!

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

You're better off taking them out. They easily break in the wind/storm. They also have a yucky smell. In addition to being terribly invasive. Hard to get rid of any established tree but it's a good choice for the callery pear.

[@kristineobrien8878]

Love the list page, Thank you❤

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Thanks for watching!

[@kristineobrien8878]

I love cotton woods, many people think there messy. I think it’s magical and when my kids were little, we would call the “puffs” Summer Snow;)❤

[@BobLigget]

I have to add a "yes, but...." Here in Salt Lake City the burning bush is ubiquitous and sold in every garden center as here it shows none of the problems you described. I have two and I've never seen them spread in the yard and birds don't come near them except to hide, so no seed propagation that way. My only complaint is that it's overplanted which as you know can be a problem. Same with flowering pears here. From the list you read from I about choked when I heard Cottonwood! They're everywhere here and everyone regrets planting them. Fast growing, weak-wooded, short life span, and the "cotton" they send off sticks to yards and curbs like snow after it blows through the neighborhood. My neighbor across the street has lost three towering Cottonwoods over 20 years and it's cost him a small fortune to have the deadlimbs cut out each year and then eventually the entire tree. Otherwise I'm in agreement with the points you make.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Plants are invasive in different areas of the world. burning bush has escaped cultivation in the US from New England to northern Florida and the Gulf Coast and also in Illinois. So always look up each plant before you plant it. And just because you don't "see" anything spread doesn't necessarily mean it hasn't spread. Ex: a bird pooping out seed in a nearby forest. You wouldn't necessarily see the damage it may have done with your own eyes but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Regardless, native plants are always a better choice for supporting the local ecosystem 😉😊.

[@BobLigget]

@@PrettyPurpleDoor I don't disagree with you at all! Just pointing out that here the burning bush is a common landscape shrub and it's never found growing wild from birds pooping the seeds. As I said, you won't find birds eating the seeds here, so maybe the species of bird makes a difference, I don't know. Horticulturalists and landscapers aren't burning bush fans because they're overplanted and we need more variety of shrubs, trees, and perennials for lots of ecological health reasons which you know. On a side note, I discovered that forests here are not the same as back East, not nearly as dense. Local horticulturalists preach the value of native species too, especially since they tend to be drought-tolerant and this is basically a desert state. Plus we've been in a severe drought for several years. Thank you for excellent informative videos.

[@adrabruzzese7610]

I have burning bush, I inherited them when I bought my house. I took one out but the others are so well established i cant take them out my self. They grow so much, i have to trim them multiple times of the year. They are huge so its a days worth of work. Its horrible dealing with them. Mine I dont think drop seed, im hoping they don't. Maybe because i trim feet off of them multiple times a year. Thanks Amy truly appreciate this important information.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Save up some money and have them removed. It's not worth the hassle. I just did this with a row of forsythia. They were done in a few hours and now I don't have to spend hours multiple times a year trying to control them. Good luck

[@kristineobrien8878]

I have a few Burning bushes. I dug many out. They are a pain. They do get a nasty black mite that spreads to other plants. They do sprout many baby plants that are almost impossible to dig out. I wish I never planted this bush. It needs a TON of pruning, three times a year. For all the problems and maintenance I would strongly pass on this bush

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Yes I agree. So pretty in the fall but there are better options available now. I like sweetspire, diervilla and spicebush for fall color. I'm currently working on a video with some awesome shrubs for fall

[@BobLigget]

Btw, I'd love to plant milkweed but you can't find it here. I'm originally from PA (Philly suburbs) and had lots of it back there. When it comes to choosing plants and trees like the ones you describe in your videos, out here we have to be very careful to choose those that will do well in our extremely alkaline soil. No azaleas to admire in the Spring!

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Try ordering online 😉

[@jenniferwilken7740]

International environmental law uses the term “charismatic megafauna” when referring to our unconscious bias towards animals that are appealing, while ignoring the small extremely important but less recognized fauna, like krill and caterpillars. Planting the keystone plants recognizes that these tiny, less visible organisms are vital.

[@adz5bneweng589]

Many states have a goverment website page with an invasive plants list. Search using your state name + invasive plants list. For me that would be Massachusetts invasive plants list.

[@Tiny_Yard_Bouquets]

Thank you very much! This is very interesting. I also wonder if I can use anything that belong to that genus? Or it is species specific? For instance I have lime rod, not golden rod. Is it still consider native since the genus is the same? Thank you very much!

[@marthacantrell297]

I didn’t see any links , which I’m sure means that I’m doing something wrong. Is there a place I can find them?

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

The links are available in the video description. If you're not sure how to get to the video description I'm sure you can search for a video or article to show you how to do that.

[@mastirbatir3227]

Shame on who brought the Japanese Knotweed to this country!