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Study finds plant nurseries are exacerbating the climate-driven spread of 80% of invasive species
phys.org ^ | 12/05/2023

Posted on 12/05/2023 1:24:32 PM PST by devane617

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The folks at "Plant It Dok" in Wawa ain't going to be happy!
1 posted on 12/05/2023 1:24:32 PM PST by devane617
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It’s not enough that they’re coming for our meat. They’re coming for our plants too.


2 posted on 12/05/2023 1:25:56 PM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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"You'll NEVER be rid of us! We're here to stay!"


3 posted on 12/05/2023 1:26:45 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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Was just about to post same.


4 posted on 12/05/2023 1:27:27 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Tell It Right

What the heck kind of world do the insane fruit cakes want?


5 posted on 12/05/2023 1:28:00 PM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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Invasive species are not spread by nurseries.

Birds, wind, water, tillage equipment, and bulk grain transfer spread the unwanted plants. Some species come into the USA via boat with imported goods of all kinds.


6 posted on 12/05/2023 1:28:55 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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All the illegals aliens like it warmer just like back home


7 posted on 12/05/2023 1:29:10 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Obviously we should burn all these evil plant nurseries. The only question is how to burn them without adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

Perhaps all our “green energy” leaders should jet off to Monaco or Hawaii to discuss this issue in detail.


8 posted on 12/05/2023 1:35:19 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Texas Fossil; Diana in Wisconsin
Invasive species are not spread by nurseries.

???

Hall's Honeysuckle (Japanese Honeysuckle) / Lonicera japonica is just one example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonicera_japonica

Even though it is a highly invasive and destructive plant, this species is often sold by American nurseries as the cultivar 'Hall's Prolific' (Lonicera japonica var. halliana)...

It's specifically listed as invasive by most state agricultural extensions.

You can also buy it on Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Honeysuckle-Lonicera-japonica-Plant/dp/B01HHLH0N4

Pinging Diana in Wisconsin who hosts the Weekly Garden Thread

9 posted on 12/05/2023 1:41:45 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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“Invasive species are not spread by nurseries.

Birds, wind, water, tillage equipment, and bulk grain transfer spread the unwanted plants. Some species come into the USA via boat with imported goods of all kinds.”

Here at my hood we were hit by a major hurricane about 5 years ago and since then we have had all sorts of weird plants popping up all over. News media have done several stories on what they are and how they arrived. It was not the fault of a nursery but a natural storm—Mother Nature.


10 posted on 12/05/2023 1:42:34 PM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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They are partly right but the biggest problem is people who come here from other parts of the world (cough Asia cough) and bring seeds of the plants with them.

Doubtlessly they do not mean any harm. And people see how nice the plant looks and take it to plant themselves and the next thing you know you have that damned plant everywhen smothering everything and it is toxic to both humans and wild life. Kill it with FIRE!

And stop bringing in plants or wildlife from Asia.

11 posted on 12/05/2023 1:43:34 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Keep America Beautiful by keeping Canadian Trash Out. Deport Jennifer Granholm!)
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We think the Japanese knotweed we have was originally planted as an easy-keeper ornamental that ran amok.


12 posted on 12/05/2023 1:45:55 PM PST by gloryblaze
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Birds, wind, water, tillage equipment, and bulk grain transfer spread the unwanted plants. Some species come into the USA via boat with imported goods of all kinds.

Yup. Like Russian Thistle. Also known as the tumbleweed.

13 posted on 12/05/2023 1:46:33 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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Woke is a disease. That is what needs eradicated. Maybe put 24-D in their Covid vax crap would turn this awful plant nursery tide. WABOS


14 posted on 12/05/2023 1:51:28 PM PST by Equine1952
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> What the heck kind of world do the insane fruit cakes want? <

There’s a saying in academia, “Publish or perish.” If you want to keep your position and keep the grant money flowing, you’ve got to keep cranking out the papers. And those papers had better be politically correct.

Maybe that’s what happening here.

Researcher #1: We haven’t published in a while. Let’s fudge the data and “prove” that gas stoves contribute to Climate Change.
Researcher #2: Too late. That’s already been done.

Researcher #1: Okay, how about plant nurseries? We’ll “prove” that they contribute to Climate Change.
Researcher #2: Great idea!


15 posted on 12/05/2023 1:53:24 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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can we build a wall?


16 posted on 12/05/2023 1:54:26 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: Tell It Right

Wondered why they have a seed vault in the Arctic.


17 posted on 12/05/2023 1:54:55 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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One for themselves.


18 posted on 12/05/2023 1:55:24 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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The climate alarmists have suceeded - in academia - in turning all science into “climate” science.


19 posted on 12/05/2023 2:00:31 PM PST by Wuli ( ,)
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To: T.B. Yoits; Diana in Wisconsin
I pulled a list of common invasive non-native plant species found in garden centers.

-Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)
-Berberis thunbergii (Japanese Barberry)
-Clematis ternifolia (Sweet autumn clematis)
-Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive)
-Eragrostis curvula (Weeping Lovegrass)
-Euonymus alatus (Winged Burning Bush)
-Euonymus fortunei (Winter creeper/Creeping euonymus)
-Hedera helix (English ivy)
-Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)
-Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle vine)
-Nandina domestica (Nandina/Sacred Bamboo)
-Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree/Royal Paulownia)
-Phyllostachys spp. (Bamboo)
-Pueraria montana (Kudzu)
-Pyrus calleryana (Callery/Bradford pear)
-Spiraea japonica (Japanese spirea/Japanese Meadowsweet)
-Verbascum thapsus (Common Mullein)
-Vinca minor (Common periwinkle/Vinca)
-Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste Tree)
-Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria)

In particular, Winter creeper, English Ivy, Japanese Honeysuckle, Bamboo, Bradford pear, Periwinkle, and Chinese wisteria are everywhere.

20 posted on 12/05/2023 2:03:32 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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