Why remove honeysuckle

Honeysuckle, once eradicated, can re-sprout, even when sprayed after removal, so follow up treatments are essential to success. Missouri Botanical Garden Bush Honeysuckle Honeysuckle identification, control, general information, and honeysuckle removal events in the area. Missouri Department of Conservation Bush Honeysuckles Control Includes field guides, control recommendations, ecology, and habitat information.

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As leaves drop in autumn, it's not only a good time to enjoy the reds, yellows and oranges drifting from the trees — it's also a good time to kill honeysuckle. Amur honeysuckle, a highly aggressive invasive woody shrub, is rapidly taking over millions of acres in the eastern and midwestern United States in a sort of ecological equivalent of Sherman's March. It can hold its leaves into December. McEwan researches the basic biology of honeysuckle; just this year, three journals — American Midland Naturalist, Plant Ecology and Biological Invasions — have published research he either wrote or co-wrote on the shrub.

Recent work in McEwan's lab suggests that honeysuckle invasion along streams has an impact on aquatic life, too. He has studied which traits of honeysuckle enables it to move into areas quickly and completely, despite being a "minor player" in its own native habitat along the Amur River in China. Why is Bush Honeysuckle harmful? Aggressive self-seeding in the area surrounding the plant Seeds are also spread by birds and small mammals, the seeds can germinate in the shade of a forest canopy How can you identify invasive honeysuckle?

Dense shrubs from 3 to 15 feet tall The leaves are directly opposite each other on the stem not staggered 1-inch long fragrant paired tubular flowers with narrow petal; white flowers that later become yellowish Red or orange berries near the base of the leaves in the fall Stems are hollow, light tan color with arching shape and vertical lines on bark First to leaf out in the spring and last to lose their green color in the fall Click here for detailed information from the Missouri Botanical Garden on how to differentiate the invasive plant from native species How do you get rid of bush honeysuckle?

Click here for detailed tips and tricks for removing bush honeysuckle from the Missouri Botanical Garden Help us remove honeysuckle along the greenways! Check out photos from past honeysuckle removal events! If you have an area that needs professional help with honeysuckle removal, let us know! We would be happy to help , including assisting with volunteer efforts for community projects get rid of this invasive pest plant.

Together, we can help re-established native plants into our own backyards and surrounding communities. How to Get Rid of Invasive Honeysuckle. Hand Pull Small Honeysuckle Plants.

Small plants can be easily pulled from the ground using just your hands or small hand shovel.