Invasives that don’t get enough hate? And many homeowners still reluctant to remove despite knowing they are invasive?
Norway Maple for me! Seems like everyone that has one of these godforsaken trees still lives them and will not replace them. Especially if they're red leaf cultivars like Crimson King as shown here
If it wasn’t so expensive to remove giant mature trees, my two would be gone. But $$$$ doesn’t grow on trees. Hoping I can get one taken care of in the next year or so, and I’ve already planned to put a white oak in its place. I’m also adding sassafras and serviceberry to my yard- I already have multiple silver maples, black walnuts, red buds, and a willow oak.
Lazybunny_
I have a ton of invasives on my property but I don’t have $5K per tree. This seems like an odd complaint given that the price of tree cutting services are well known.
No-Concentrate-7560
Barberry! It’s everywhere in Ohio and can host ticks that carry Lyme disease.
FuzzyComedian638
I had 2 Norway maple trees on my property. I took out one last year. The other will come out when it dies, or is close to it. I have other more important expenses at the moment. When it’s time to take it out, I will surely replace it with a native.
BentonD_Struckcheon
Norway maples were a developer’s fave at some point in the past. I live in a development that was built way back in 1960, and all of the original trees were Norway maples. As they’ve died off they have been replaced by the town by oaks and red maples that are at least cultivars of native maples. The Norway maples seem unable to take high winds the way natives can, from what I can see of what happens to them.
I had one when I moved into my house, and it collapsed from a storm about ten years ago. I’ve planted nothing but native trees since I got this place. Both they and the natives that were in place when I moved in have survived everything. The Norway maples originally planted by the developer have one by one gone down, all around the neighborhood.
Competitive_Shock_42
As long as they are not aggressive spreaders, I’m not sure i would take them down Luckily I have only OAK trees so
tweedlefeed
Not 100% invasive but bordering on it here- rose of Sharon. They’re in every raised ranch front yard and I think they’re so weird looking. Everyone seems to love them.
Konbattou-Onbattou
Chinese tallow tree
macpeters
I’ve got one big Norway and a handful of small ones. They’re all on the chopping block soon. One good thing is I don’t see more Norways being planted really. It’s just the old ones hanging around and spreading.
1010lala1010lala
I know it’s invasive and I don’t love the look of the tree, but I DO love the super dense shade it gives. If I can think of something that would give me that shade in a reasonable time frame then I will replace it.
ParryLimeade
You can pry my Norway maple out of my dead hands. It’s the only mature tree in my yard sorry. Not going anywhere! I’m planting a northern catalpa In The front yard this fall
troaway1
It gets plenty of hate here but English Ivy. I literally saw it for sale at Lowes last week. I don’t think a lot of people have any idea when they plant a tiny little pot what it takes to remove if they ever change their mind.
Squire_Squirrely
My whole neighborhood is Bradford pear trees along the streets. Friggin stinky trees…
Icy_Painting4915
Municipalities around me keep planting Crepe Myrtles, landing, and barbery. They are everywhere.
nerdKween
Lilies. F*cking lilies.
They grow in siding. They choke out other plants. They will emerge through rock beds. And they’re highly toxic to cats.
It took me a full year to rid my yard of them – 30% vinegar, herbicides, multiple times with a weed torch then I finally just had someone come dig up my yard.
A POX on the neighbor responsible.
Also, hostas. I don’t hate them, but they are invasive and also impossible to kill.
indacouchsixD9
Vinca. Vinca minor I think specifically.
I see acres of that shit growing in a state managed forest preserve near me. I don’t know how you kill it.
quietcoyoti
It’s a native in my area but spiderwort. It’s so ugly, chokes everything else out, and spreads like crazy. I’m on year three trying to get rid of it.
BooksNCats11
I have a tree that looks just like that on my front lawn and I fucking ADORE that tree. He’s not going anywhere until he dies. If and when he does, if I am here, I will make sure it’s replaced with something native but in the mean time he’s mine and I will squeeze him and love him and call him squishy.
WishForDeNile
PAMPAS GRASS. I don’t care how cool it looks at the gateway to your housing development, it takes off into the foothills and is a giant, ridiculous pile of wildfire food.
Also lawns.
helloretrograde
Chinese Privet, Japanese Privet. I see them a lot as intentional ornamentals.
Cheap-Economist-2442
Vitex, shit is absolutely everywhere in Texas. And I’ve seen in sold as native, which is all the more infuriating.
ConsequenceDue3223
After something spent 20 years growing and knowing it would take 20 years for something to fill its place, I would be reluctant to cut it down too.
sevens7and7sevens
Burning bush. I have three unfortunately. They’re holding up a small segment of fence that is mine but more important to my neighbor so I am waiting to rip out the whole mess and replace it all (hopefully in the spring). I’ve been focusing on the buckthorn but people don’t realize how bad burning bush spreads because it doesn’t shoot up a bunch of seedlings all around itself like buckthorn does.
raytracer38
Praying for my city-owned Norway Maple to kick the bucket. It’s getting there, lost a major limb last year.
ZhanZhuang
One thing that people don’t realize about Norway maples is that they put a toxin in the soil that basically makes it so that only young Norway maple can grow underneath them. Walnuts produce a similar toxin but there are plenty of natives that are adapted to it and can grow under a native walnut.
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If it wasn’t so expensive to remove giant mature trees, my two would be gone. But $$$$ doesn’t grow on trees.
Hoping I can get one taken care of in the next year or so, and I’ve already planned to put a white oak in its place. I’m also adding sassafras and serviceberry to my yard- I already have multiple silver maples, black walnuts, red buds, and a willow oak.
I have a ton of invasives on my property but I don’t have $5K per tree. This seems like an odd complaint given that the price of tree cutting services are well known.
Barberry! It’s everywhere in Ohio and can host ticks that carry Lyme disease.
I had 2 Norway maple trees on my property. I took out one last year. The other will come out when it dies, or is close to it. I have other more important expenses at the moment. When it’s time to take it out, I will surely replace it with a native.
Norway maples were a developer’s fave at some point in the past. I live in a development that was built way back in 1960, and all of the original trees were Norway maples. As they’ve died off they have been replaced by the town by oaks and red maples that are at least cultivars of native maples. The Norway maples seem unable to take high winds the way natives can, from what I can see of what happens to them.
I had one when I moved into my house, and it collapsed from a storm about ten years ago. I’ve planted nothing but native trees since I got this place. Both they and the natives that were in place when I moved in have survived everything. The Norway maples originally planted by the developer have one by one gone down, all around the neighborhood.
As long as they are not aggressive spreaders, I’m not sure i would take them down
Luckily I have only OAK trees so
Not 100% invasive but bordering on it here- rose of Sharon. They’re in every raised ranch front yard and I think they’re so weird looking. Everyone seems to love them.
Chinese tallow tree
I’ve got one big Norway and a handful of small ones. They’re all on the chopping block soon. One good thing is I don’t see more Norways being planted really. It’s just the old ones hanging around and spreading.
I know it’s invasive and I don’t love the look of the tree, but I DO love the super dense shade it gives. If I can think of something that would give me that shade in a reasonable time frame then I will replace it.
You can pry my Norway maple out of my dead hands. It’s the only mature tree in my yard sorry. Not going anywhere! I’m planting a northern catalpa In The front yard this fall
It gets plenty of hate here but English Ivy. I literally saw it for sale at Lowes last week. I don’t think a lot of people have any idea when they plant a tiny little pot what it takes to remove if they ever change their mind.
My whole neighborhood is Bradford pear trees along the streets. Friggin stinky trees…
Municipalities around me keep planting Crepe Myrtles, landing, and barbery. They are everywhere.
Lilies. F*cking lilies.
They grow in siding. They choke out other plants. They will emerge through rock beds. And they’re highly toxic to cats.
It took me a full year to rid my yard of them – 30% vinegar, herbicides, multiple times with a weed torch then I finally just had someone come dig up my yard.
A POX on the neighbor responsible.
Also, hostas. I don’t hate them, but they are invasive and also impossible to kill.
Vinca. Vinca minor I think specifically.
I see acres of that shit growing in a state managed forest preserve near me. I don’t know how you kill it.
It’s a native in my area but spiderwort. It’s so ugly, chokes everything else out, and spreads like crazy. I’m on year three trying to get rid of it.
I have a tree that looks just like that on my front lawn and I fucking ADORE that tree. He’s not going anywhere until he dies. If and when he does, if I am here, I will make sure it’s replaced with something native but in the mean time he’s mine and I will squeeze him and love him and call him squishy.
PAMPAS GRASS. I don’t care how cool it looks at the gateway to your housing development, it takes off into the foothills and is a giant, ridiculous pile of wildfire food.
Also lawns.
Chinese Privet, Japanese Privet. I see them a lot as intentional ornamentals.
Vitex, shit is absolutely everywhere in Texas. And I’ve seen in sold as native, which is all the more infuriating.
After something spent 20 years growing and knowing it would take 20 years for something to fill its place, I would be reluctant to cut it down too.
Burning bush. I have three unfortunately. They’re holding up a small segment of fence that is mine but more important to my neighbor so I am waiting to rip out the whole mess and replace it all (hopefully in the spring). I’ve been focusing on the buckthorn but people don’t realize how bad burning bush spreads because it doesn’t shoot up a bunch of seedlings all around itself like buckthorn does.
Praying for my city-owned Norway Maple to kick the bucket. It’s getting there, lost a major limb last year.
One thing that people don’t realize about Norway maples is that they put a toxin in the soil that basically makes it so that only young Norway maple can grow underneath them. Walnuts produce a similar toxin but there are plenty of natives that are adapted to it and can grow under a native walnut.