Pennsylvania is considering banning the Japanese barberry because its aggressive growth crowds out native plants and — more alarmingly — it’s an ideal home for the kind of ticks that carry Lyme ...

Burning bush plants are known for red fall foliage, but the seeds invade natural areas. Grow a sterile cultivar or a native ...

Adult beetles chew leaf tissue, leaving the foliage skeletonized and lacy-looking. Trees almost look like they have been ...

I have been wanting to plant an ash tree in my yard, but heard this is a bad idea. Should I find a different tree, possibly one native to Missouri? I am looking for something that is fast growing and ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. --- The Japanese Barberry is known as a hardy, easy to plant shrub this is resistant to disease, insects and deer. However, forestry experts like David Jackson with Penn State ...

Japanese barberry is a “popular, non-native, ornamental shrub” that you can often find in nurseries, but yet another state is banning it. The newest state to announce a phased banning of the plant is ...

Japanese Barberry, an invasive shrub that has become widely-used in landscaping due to its color and ability to keep deer away, will soon be prohibited in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of ...