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Similar problem in reverse is the explosive growth of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopia_japonica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopia_japonica all over E
by pilif 9y ago
Similar problem in reverse is the explosive growth of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopia_japonica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopia_japonica all over Europe's forests and gardens. The plant is nearly unkillable and thus extremely expensive to get rid of. Here in Switzerland, dirt contaminated with its roots is counted as a hazardous waste that you need to take extra precaution for transit and disposal.
Thankfully by now we've learned to be more careful with importing non-indigenous species.
- microcolonel 9y agoI'm imagining the only good way for soil to recover from it is burning, and even that might not be enough. What a nuisance.
- derefr 9y agoUsing the soil as feedstock for a microbial bioreactor might also be "safe."
- gwbas1c 9y agoThe eastern part of the US has a problem with asian bittersweet. It hybridizes with native bittersweet, and then kills all of the native trees. It took me an entire weekend to dig up and remove it from my house when I bought it, and I still get new shoots every year.