Hawaii brought in gorse as sheep forage in the early 1900s; after the sheep industry faded, the thorny shrub spread across more than 35,000 acres

Hawaii brought in gorse as sheep forage in the early 1900s; after the sheep industry faded, the thorny shrub spread across more than 35,000 acres

Hawaii brought in gorse in the early 1900s to feed sheep, and the thorny shrub eventually spread across more than 35,000 acres on two islands.

Hawaii brought in gorse as sheep forage in the early 1900s; after the sheep industry faded, the thorny shrub spread across more than 35,000 acres - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

Some plants look like a great idea until they take over the yard. Hawaii learned that lesson on a huge scale with gorse, a thorny shrub from western Europe. A 2000 Hawaii Department of Agriculture news release said gorse was introduced to Hawaii from England or Scotland in the early 1900s for sheep forage. By ...