Alaska Officials Impose Statewide Ban on Two Kinds of Invasive Berry-Producing Trees

Alaska officials impose statewide ban on two kinds of invasive berry-producing trees

Tricia Howe, a volunteer working at the Aug. 19, 2023, "weed smackdown" at Anchorage's Tikishla Park, pulls another felled European bird cherry tree to put on a pile near the park's softball field. European bird cherry trees, also known as chokecherry trees, are invasive plants that were once popular ornamentals in Anchorage and elsewhere but have since spread into wooded areas. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)The invasive Prunus tree speci…

Alaska Division of Agriculture bans invasive Mayday and Chokecherry trees

The Mayday and the Chokecherry tree have been quarantined by the state of Alaska as invasive species

Alaska officials impose statewide ban on two kinds of invasive berry-producing trees - Chilkat Valley News

The invasive Prunus tree species have showy and fragrant white flowers, seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy/Alaska Department of Natural Resources) State officials have barred the import, transport and sale of two fast-growing invasive species that were once popular garden ornamentals but have now wreaked havoc on natural vegetation. The Alaska Division of Agriculture on Friday said it issued a quarantine for the two species: Prunus padus, com…

Alaska officials impose statewide ban on two kinds of invasive trees

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