#FoliageFriday

Although I've always loved the beautiful foliage of #JapaneseBarberry shrubs, we've avoided adding any to our own gardens. They're highly invasive if not heavily controlled. Japanese barberry provides prime environments for #ticks to breed due to the high humidity in barberry's dense foliage. It's believed that spread of barberry is correlated with the spread of #LymeDisease.

I really wish stores/nurseries that sell plants would inform customers on problematic ones so folks can make more informed decisions. Many uninformed customers often buy Japanese barberry shrubs because they're deer resistant & visually appealing. I suggest avoiding it. It's been banned for sale in some USA states.
Just admire the shrubs in public cultivated gardens - don't grow them.

#foliage #leaves #Summer #plants #botanical #shrubs #nature #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #InvasivePlants #burgundy #landscaping #DeerResistant

Cherry Blossoms and Barberry

A spontaneous drive reveals how familiar trees and flowers often come from distant ecosystems, not local woodlands.

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#JapaneseMaple #foliage & #seed heads.
#JapaneseBarberry foliage.

#VancouverIsland #nature #TreeLovers #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #trees #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureLovers #NaturePhotos #leaves

Not many flowers this time of year, but a few. Still, there are so many wonderful colours in the leaves and berries!!

#photo #photography #yyj #Victoria #BC #JamesBay #autumn #leaves #japanesebarberry #berries #bloomscrolling

Lyme Disease-Toting Ticks Abundant on Common Invasive Plant, New Study Finds
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The greater amount of Japanese barberry growing on a property, the greater amount of Lyme disease-carrying ticks you are likely to have.

#Ticks #LymeDisease #Lyme #InvasivePlants #JapaneseBarberry

https://www.trincoll.edu/news/lyme-disease-toting-ticks-abundant-on-common-invasive-plant-new-study-finds/