94+ Why Is Japanese Barberry Bad

Those are the black legged ticks that carry lyme disease. Barberry also makes a home for mice and by extension the deer ticks they host.

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Why is japanese barberry bad!!!

Japanese barberry invasive winter fruit. Japanese barberry has small oval to spoon shaped leaves with smooth margins. Japanese barberry exhibits a high ornamental value plus it responds very well to pruning which is why landscape designers fell in love with this plant years ago. It is commonly used as a landscape plant and a few varieties have been developed for that purpose.

While many gardeners know about japanese barberry s strongly invasive habits at least 20 states have reported it be invasive many gardeners may not realize that the presence of japanese barberry has been linked to an increased risk for lyme disease. Both japanese barberry berberis thunbergii and common barberry are invasive plants in north america. Blacklegged ticks have a relationship with japanese barberry because of the. Its seeds are dispersed by birds and wildlife.

Are infected with lyme disease. The japanese barberry tree is one of the 11 plants on the state s banned invasives list but it will soon be returning to nurseries because of research done by the university of connecticut. Japanese barberry is a spiny deciduous shrub with arching branches. Barberry is prized for its hardiness easy care and deer resistance.

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