Invasives
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Overview: Deciduous multistem shrub. The stems, buds and leaves have a dense covering of silvery to rusty scales. Size: Up to 20 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Leaves: Alternate, egg or lance-shaped, smooth margined, dull green or green/grey above and silvery underneath. Stem/Bark: Young twigs are silvery with brownish…
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
Japanese knotweed is a tall herbaceous perennial that can grow to over 10 feet in height. As with all members of this family, the base of the stem above each joint is surrounded by a membranous sheath. The stems are smooth, stout and swollen at joints where the leaf meets…
Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)
Overview: Shade tolerant annual grass. Size: 3 feet tall but the arching stems make it appear shorter. Leaves: 3 inch lance-shaped leaves are limy-green and taper at both ends. The upper surface has a silvery, translucent stripe along the midrib. Stem/Bark: Stems are stiff. Green then by mid-fall, the stems…
Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Overview: Deciduous woody perennial plant which grows as a climbing vine and a trailing shrub. Size: Mature plants can attain stem widths of 10 inches in diameter and 60 feet in length. Leaves: Alternate, glossy, nearly as wide as they are long (round), with finely toothed margins. There are separate…