Noxious Weed Management

Scotch Broom is highly invasive and spreads quickly in disturbed soils. It overtakes open habitats (prairie,rocky bald etc) and shades out the plants native to that ecosystem. Dense stands can be a fire hazard. Seeds can be viable for more than 60 years.

Toxic and spreads aggressively. Outcompetes native species.

Agressive and hard to manage when established. Birds love the berries and accelerate the spread.

Spreads quickly and can kill trees and cause structural damage to buildings.

This wetland loving grass is very aggressive and tall, shades and outcompetes any other species of forb, grass or tree trying to get established in riparian areas where it is present. Forms a thick rhizomatous mat.

Although very tasty, both varieties of blackberry can completely invade disturbed and historically open sites, shading out any native species.

Very aggressive and hard to manage when it gets established. The berries are a favorite with local birds, and little seedlings come up anywhere birds like to perch. Can hybridize with the native Black Hawthorn, posing a threat to the reproduction of native hawthorns.

Quick and spiky spreaders that produce thousands of seeds per plant. Seeds can be viable for up to 20 years.

Toxic to cattle and other livestock.