New Jersey Invasive Plants Q&A
Channel: Gloucester County Nature Club
Date: 2022-01-10

Members of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey (Jesse Connor, Steve Fiedler, and Barbara Fiedler) field questions about controlling invasive plants encountered in home and park settings. This discussion expands on topics covered by their “Twelve Tenacious Invasive Species” video and brochure. See below for links to their video and other resources mentioned by the presenters.

This video was recorded at the December 9, 2021 meeting of the Gloucester County Nature Club.

Twelve Tenacious Invasives video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBO7FfoO14Y
Twelve Tenacious Invasives companion brochure: https://gogreengalloway.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/anjec-invasive-species-brochure-online-version.pdf
Penn State Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus) Control Strategies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKLW2TXS1jg
“Invasive Plants” book by Kaufman & Kaufman: https://www.invasiveplantguide.com/
Author and entomologist Doug Tallamy: https://homegrownnationalpark.org/tallamys-hub-1
Mount Cuba Center in Delaware: https://mtcubacenter.org/

Finding reputable information online: describe the problem, add “.edu” to find University-generated material, then choose the geographically closest institution.
 
Native plant species mentioned:
Golden ragwort
White wood aster
Zigzag goldenrod
Blue-stemmed goldenrod
Lyre-leaf sage
Barren strawberry

00:10 Controlling mugwort & oriental bittersweet
06:11 About the “Twelve Tenacious” video & brochure
08:16 Controlling Japanese wisteria
11:12 General techniques for aggressive invasives
13:52 Controlling lesser celandine
16:29 Spotted lanternfly and Tree-of-Heaven
20:35 Replacing invasives with natives
24:36 Conclusion