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WestMichRad

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4. Japanese barberry is a host plant for black-legged ticks

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 03:19 PM

Jul 16

A kind of tick that carries Lyme disease. (Aka deer tick)

https://www.outdoorguide.com/1875675/avoid-plant-japanese-barberry-shrub-attract-ticks-yard/

IMO Japanese barberry is a really poor choice for an ornamental shrub. Yes birds eat their berries, but then shit the seeds all over our native woodlands, giving us yet another noxious invasive species that can out-compete native species that are essential for the food web.

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English ivy added to list of plants that are illegal to buy or sell in Washington [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 16 OP

Even the name sounds invasive. markodochartaigh Jul 16 #1

We already have enough invasive plants. Good job! Wounded Bear Jul 16 #2

States believe they can control Mother Nature bucolic_frolic Jul 16 #3

Japanese barberry is a host plant for black-legged ticks WestMichRad Jul 16 #4

Birds and berries and bugs Cirsium Jul 16 #5

Destroyed a neighbor's brickwork on his home. Grins Jul 16 #6

In NJ forest areas, it's Multi-floral rose. 3Hotdogs Jul 16 #7