If there is space, someone will fill it.
I have been cutting phragmites in order to open up the area and allow other things to grow. The sedges are, not surprising, the first to use this opportunity. Where there once was mostly phragmites, there are now several species of sedge.
I'm really curious to see how this particular spot will evolve. It's quite low, and we have had high waters for most of the summer, submerging and drowning the grass closest to the shoreline and allowing the sedges to creep inland. It will be interesting to see what grows here next year if the waters stay lower.
by ThursdaysWithDad
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What are you using as a removal method?
I have been culling phrags in our marsh for weeks, thankfully they haven’t taken over yet. Cattails are a natural one that they had displaced, along with swamp rose, nannyberry and poison sumac.
So many natives that I have to do the cut-and-inject method.
Nice work! Increasing diversity is a fun experiment and the cleared area looks great. Looking forward to more pictures of the evolution of the space over time!