Swamp_bucks Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Went to lowes to buy some burning bushes and barberry and they told me that Ny stores arent allowed to sell them anymore because they consider them invasive. Never heard of this and these are common plants in landscaping. Anyone else hear of this? I have all these already and theyve never came close to taking over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Sounds odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut in the bush Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I heard the burning bush was invasive, bamboo is one thing you don't want to plant in your yard, hard to kill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 1:54 PM, Swamp_bucks said: Went to lowes to buy some burning bushes and barberry and they told me that Ny stores arent allowed to sell them anymore because they consider them invasive. Never heard of this and these are common plants in landscaping. Anyone else hear of this? I have all these already and theyve never came close to taking over. Expand I know the Barberry is causing major issues as an invasive. The other thing it is tagged with is helping the spread of ticks. Apparently since the foliage is so dense it holds the humidity and heat under it well and that is perfect climate for the little buggers to grow and breed. It also keeps out what few predators they have becasue of the spines. I hadn't read anything on the burning bush though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/99141.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Yep barberry spreads by bird poop maybe not in your yard but in the woods around it.. lots of things that looked nice are now problems. Purple loosestrife, phragmities, autumn olive, ect... all former landscape plants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp_bucks Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Now i know. Just thought it was odd seeing how they are every where. Guess you learn something new everyday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsNbows Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 2:21 PM, helmut in the bush said: I heard the burning bush was invasive, bamboo is one thing you don't want to plant in your yard, hard to kill. Expand Disagree about the bamboo as I had lots in Florida. Just make sure to plant clumping varieties... not running varieties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nytracker Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I have 2 barberry bushes the wife planted a few years ago ... I hate them . Now I have an excuse to rip the bastages out of the ground . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 6:56 PM, Nytracker said: I have 2 barberry bushes the wife planted a few years ago ... I hate them . Now I have an excuse to rip the bastages out of the ground . Expand Covert chemical treatment...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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