A non-native species is considered invasive when, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it “causes economic or environmental harm, or harm to human health.”
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Kudzu
Kudzu requires extensive targeted treatment.
Its hardiness means it comes back every year as it roots deep in the soil. Kudzu shouldn’t be treated as a decorative plant or considered positive for its nutritional benefits because of the disastrous ecological impact it has to ecosystems that are not adapted to it.
Kudzu smothers and kills native life by aggressively growing over it. Killing biodiversity and covering land with a blanket of leaves. Barren soil and neglected land are the perfect conditions for kudzu to propagate and cover up to 100% of our forests’ canopies
Tree of Heaven
Tree of heaven destroys the value of pastures, hayfields, wood lands, and timber because the tree outcompetes desirable plants by poisoning the soil with toxins exuded from its roots and fallen leaves. (Blue Ridge PRISM)
Kudzu smothers and kills native life by aggressively growing over it. Killing biodiversity and covering land with a blanket of leaves. Barren soil and neglected land are the perfect conditions for kudzu to propagate and cover up to 100% of our forests’ canopies
English Ivy
Kudzu requires extensive targeted treatment.
Its hardiness means it comes back every year as it roots deep in the soil. Kudzu shouldn’t be treated as a decorative plant or considered positive for its nutritional benefits because of the disastrous ecological impact it has to ecosystems that are not adapted to it.
Kudzu smothers and kills native life by aggressively growing over it. Killing biodiversity and covering land with a blanket of leaves. Barren soil and neglected land are the perfect conditions for kudzu to propagate and cover up to 100% of our forests’ canopies
Autum Olive
Like many invasive species, Autum Olive was brought to the US by residents. It was later used heavily for erosion control where it grew profusely and became invasive due to lack of predators.
Autum Olive outcompetes native wildlife due to its fast-growing leaves and abundant red berries that are eaten by birds and spread by their droppings.