Illegal Plants ?

[GT]

I was reading an article in last Friday's local paper. The article mentioned "three invasive plants that will be illegal in 2007 - barberry, burning bush and Norway maples" Anyone know what these things are?

[AlanM]

GT, Here is a link about Norway Maples: http://www.unh.edu/neeg/normape.html

Fascinating. Never knew that about them.

[tracysaboe]

SO, if somebody's Norway Maple seeds in your yard, and kills your plants they owe you damages for it.

Private property rights solves all of these problems.

These bans are downright stupid.

Tracy

[Pat K]

Norway is attacking us with trees!!!!!!


Does George know about this? Is he sending a fleet to the North Atlantic?

[cathleeninnh]

I heard this on the news a couple of months ago. It is ridiculous. They were declared non-native invasive species and the nurseries will no longer be able to sell them. The reporter was suggesting people go buy them up now before the (I think) 1/1 deadline. The thing is that they invaded when the earliest europeans settled here hundred of years ago.

See, even centuries can't make someone from away a native.

Cathleen

[Lloyd Danforth]

I have a barberry bush on my corner that is about 70 years old.  It hasn't spread anywhere.

[Michael Fisher]

Barberry is known to cause disease in nearby crops.  I conclude that farmers are the ones pushing for these bans.

[Lloyd Danforth]

Barberry= Ghetto natural barbed wire

[mvpel]

2007, or 2006?