Invasive Woody Plants

Native ecosystems in our woodlands are under increasing pressure from invasive plant species and from both native and invasive vines. Providers of invasive plant and vine control are listed here.

How to manage invasive trees.

Drive along many of Maryland’s major roads in the spring, and you will see what seems like a wall of white, as the Callery pear (and its offshoot, the Bradford pear) are in bloom. While these may be an impressive sight, these trees are an invasive and highly competitive species.

How to identify and manage winter creeper (Euonymus fortunei).

How to identify and manage invasive wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius).

How to identify and manage invasive privet (Ligustrum sp.).

How to identify and manage invasive princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa).

How to identify and manage invasive porcelainberry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata).

How to identify and manage invasive Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus).

How to identify and manage invasive Norway maple (Acer platanoides).