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This is good news. In my area the only thing worse than Bradford pears are the Mimosas. It took me ~3 years of consistent work to clear off the Mimosas from o
by hollywood_court 3y ago
This is good news. In my area the only thing worse than Bradford pears are the Mimosas. It took me ~3 years of consistent work to clear off the Mimosas from our 1 acre lot in town. And I still have to spray or hand pull hundreds of the tiny ones each season because none of my neighbors have been as diligent.
- stass 3y agoWhat's wrong with Mimosas? They smell so nice in spring!
- hammock 3y agoThey are invasive, take hold and hard to eradicate/control, the flowers make a mess, and they are easily damaged in storms
- pvaldes 3y agoTheir invasive dark side is directly triggered by fire.
- astura 3y agoThey are invasive (in the US) and grow like weeds completely taking over and crowding out native species. Having many of them screws up the nitrogen level of the soil further crowding out/killing native plants. This alters the ecosystem.
- sarchertech 3y agoIn addition to what everyone else said, they are nitrogen fixing, so their leaf litter creates too much nitrogen for most native plants to grow.
- hollywood_court 3y agoOther commenters have covered most of the reasons why they are awful, but my main complaint is that they will completely take over your garden beds and wooded areas if left undisturbed.
- deciplex 3y agoLike anything else they're fine - the problem is when you drink too many of them.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoIn PNW, they look dead in the spring. The leaves don’t even appear until late May, and flowers bloom in late July at earliest.