We recently bought a house in Maryland over the winter, that has about 1/3 of an acre and is zoned as Forest Conservation. The trees are beautiful, but now that Spring has sprung there is English ivy all over the place, plus this bamboo, and about 1/3 of the lot is covered in the last plant, which iNaturalist says in Wisteria. Is that what it is? I'm assuming all 3 are invasive, and horrible to get rid of?
by SheShouldGo
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Yes, it is wisteria, but you should be aware that there are both native and invasive varieties. Personally, I’m not sure if this is the native or invasive kind, and you should do more research to figure out which one it is.
Bamboo and English Ivy are invasive and horrible to get rid of. The Wisteria might be native or Asian. I saw an Asian Wisteria pull down a pine tree down the street. I control my English Ivy by pulling it and putting my bird feeder where it grows. Bamboo is harder to get rid of. I don’t have it, but there are tips to get rid of it in this sub and elsewhere.
The best controls for bamboo is using a high-concentration systemic herbicide (360g/l or higher) like Glyphosate or Triclopyr (often branded as Brushwood Killer) applied directly to freshly cut stems. For best results, cut canes in late summer/autumn and apply herbicide directly to the stumps this should kill off the roots. Repeat in Spring if signs of regrowth.
Ivy pull as much down as possible and apply weed killer to what is left.
Bamboo is evil. I love it; it’s beautiful… but yeah, just fucking awful ax and shovel work
Bamboo, english ivy, and likely asian wisteria. All hardy invasives. Good luck on your valiant effort to restore natural habitat 🫡
How has nobody mentioned the beautiful DEER hidden in the first picture!!
Also that deer is invasive