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Dr. Ellen Crocker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Forest Health Extension

101 Dimock Animal Pathology Lexington, KY 40546-0073

+1 (859) 257-3040

e.crocker@uky.edu

Invasive Plants

Invasive Plants

Invasive Plants

Invasive plants like bush honeysuckle, kudzu and tree-of-heaven can cause significant harm to native plant communities and our woodlands.  Proper management and control can help mitigate the effect of these.

   
Photo courtesy: 
Tree-of-heaven - Richard Gardner, Bugwood.org
Bush honeysuckle -Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
Lesser celandine -Ellen Crocker

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Bush Honeysuckle

Chinese Privet

Tree-of-Heaven
Callery Pear

Kudzu

Japanese Honeysuckle

Winter Creeper

Chinese Silvergrass

Japanese Knotweed

US Forest Service Pest Alert - Japanese Knotweed

Cogongrass

Japanese Stiltgrass

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Dr. Ellen Crocker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Forest Health Extension

101 Dimock Animal Pathology Lexington, KY 40546-0073

+1 (859) 257-3040

e.crocker@uky.edu