Invasive Woody Plants

Invasive plants that should not be introduced into your yard and garden.

Since its debut as a regular Branching Out feature in 2016, "Invasives in Your Woodland" has profiled a wide variety of invasive plant species that threated the health of Maryland's ecosystems.

How to Transition an Area from Invasive to Native 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.

Where possible, removal of bamboo will require less long-term effort than attempts at containment. Nonetheless, each approach requires vigilance and persistence.

How to identify and manage invasive autumn olive (Elaeagnus sp.).

How to identify and manage invasive bush honeysuckle plants.