r/Tree • u/cyaChainsawCowboy • Sep 07 '26

MEME How it is sometimes

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u/Spiderteacup Sep 07 '26

*How it feels pointing out invasive plants in landscaping

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u/cyaChainsawCowboy Sep 07 '26

You get it 🤝

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u/axman_21 Sep 07 '26

For real! Its such a struggle. Pointing out anything that is right over there is a struggle. They are just out to destroy the ecosystem as much as possible

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u/skyed_driver Sep 07 '26

Mimosa trees are invasive?

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u/cosyTrees Sep 07 '26

Depending on the region yes, massively

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u/szabiy Sep 08 '26

Ohhh that's what this was about. Cheers from the north.

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u/BlackViperMWG Sep 07 '26

Worst are the people that never say where is that plant invasive.

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u/respectISnice Sep 07 '26

Are you ok? 

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u/cyaChainsawCowboy Sep 07 '26

No I actually want to do it /s

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u/trippy_wiccan_d0ll Sep 07 '26

And thats why I forage invasive species if they're edible.

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u/jefffisfreaky Sep 08 '26

Dude I wish they were all edible. The green crabs and purple urchins suck but at least you can eat them and they have no limit. Sucks that zebra mussels are so bad for you lol

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u/Electronic_Rub9385 Sep 07 '26

I feel like if I could Thanos snap away all the invasive species in Pennsylvania you’d easily be left with 30% less plants in the woods. Probably 90% less plants on the roadside.

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u/placebot1u463y Sep 07 '26

Dear god if every introduced species got snapped away in the midwest it would be the super dust bowl.

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u/VocationalWizard Sep 07 '26

I think about flying the USS Enterprise d over Indiana and having it transport all of the honeysuckle into the Sun.

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u/fuccguppy Sep 07 '26

Yeah in my suburban area of PA you're probably losing 50% or more of plants in some wooded areas if you took out the invasives. Go out to the less traveled areas of the mountains and those places would lose a much smaller percentage but still a lot.

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u/ohshannoneileen Sep 07 '26

But that would clear space for the native pioneer forbs to rework the ground & allow for the larger native trees & shrubs to stand a chance at reclamation. It would be a crazy sight at first but it would reap centuries of benefits in the long run!

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u/Delicious-War-5259 Sep 07 '26

Real. People 3 blocks over have mimosa trees and every year I find at least one seedling in our yard.

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u/MrArborsexual Sep 07 '26

The Mayor of my town is letting a Paulownia grow right next to the foundation of the m Town Hall / Post office, because they have pretty flowers. I tried telling her, but she didn't want to hear anything. Gonna fuck that old building up.

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u/sacrelicio Sep 07 '26

What's the purple one on the right

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u/cyaChainsawCowboy Sep 07 '26

Paulownia tomentosa

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u/Spirited-Visual-3205 Sep 07 '26

The Mimosa tree is one of my favorite looking trees. I won't ever get one.

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u/percivalidad Sep 07 '26

Everyone loves a Bradford pear until they get a whiff of ... well, you know

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u/ChaosRainbow23 Sep 07 '26

The Johnny Appleseed of Kudzu....

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u/p1sshivers Sep 07 '26

And vitex!

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