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Sounds like a fantastic way to create more invasive species of plants that will displace native species. They introduced gorse to New Zealand as it was good fo
by toomanybeersies 7y ago
Sounds like a fantastic way to create more invasive species of plants that will displace native species.
They introduced gorse to New Zealand as it was good for creating hedges on farms. It's an horrifically invasive plant that's incredibly difficult to get rid of. It's fast growing, with hardy seeds that can lie dormant for 50 years. You clear it out and it just keeps growing back.
It covers 5% of the country, growing practically everywhere outside alpine conditions, and strangles out other species, especially in areas cleared of native forestry. Animals won't eat it because it's spiky, so it needs to be either burned, bulldozed, or cleared with herbicide.