Strangling a Hedgerow (image)

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Caption

Proactive screening of invasion risk before new plants are introduced could prevent problems like Oriental bittersweet, pictured here dominating a hedgerow. Bittersweet vines were introduced as an ornamental for their attractive berries, but have expanded throughout New England, choking and shading native forest plants.

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Photo courtesy of UMass Amherst

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