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Small shrub with clusters of red berries in a dense forest understory

The Nandina Problem

Nandina (Nandina domestica) has been known for some time to be an invasive non-native plant capable of displacing native plants in natural areas. It may not be as serious a problem - currently - as…

Mimosa

Mimosa Mess

The image below features the fine-textured foliage of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) backlit by the morning sunlight in a Craven County forest. Mimosa foliage and flowers may be attractive, but mimosa…

Bambusa multiplex 'Silver Stripe'

Clumping Bamboos

For Eastern NC, the “list” of well-adapted clumping bamboos seems to be limited to cultivars within Bambusa multiplex. Otherwise, most clumping species are either poorly adapted to our potential…