In January 2026, Michigan announced that by 2028, it would no longer allow landscapers or homeowners to purchase, sell, or plant the coveted Japanese barberry shrub (Berberis thunbergii). The news ...

Japanese barberry, a woody shrub in the Berberidaceae family, is an understory invasive that can live in many different soil and light conditions. It has nitrogen containing roots (giving them a ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) could prohibit or restrict several invasive plant species, the popular landscaping Callery pear tree and Japanese barberry shrub ...

Herbalist and educator Dr. Dana Driscoll will lead a two-part community event Friday, June 14, focused on identifying, removing and transforming the invasive Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) — ...

Once you know what to look for, you'll probably see invasive species that threaten area forests everywhere you look. But it takes time for people to begin to recognize the spread of popular landscape ...

When looking for plants to grow as living privacy screens, you might have quick-growth options fairly high on your list of must-haves. But when it comes to shrubs, trees, and ornamental grasses, you ...

Next week (Feb. 24-28) is National Invasive Species Awareness Week, an international event that aims to expose invasive plants and bugs that pose threats to the environment, economy, and more ...

Kristen Ross is a restoration ecologist at Vermont State University and one of the collaborators on a research project to study the connection between managing invasive plants and ticks. She did field ...