Bluejay“Naturnah” / Close to nature
#photography #streetphotography #urbannature #tree #flowers #bloomscrolling #callerypear #spring #springvibes
“Naturnah” / Close to nature
It’s easy to feel detached from nature in a big city, but spring reminds us that nature is everywhere.
#photography #streetphotography #urbannature #spring #tree #callerypear #flowers #bloomscrolling
Cast-Iron NativesBurn some callerys
#nativeplants #ecology #callerypear
#invasivemanagement #indigenousland
#landback #decolonial #nature
#nativeplants #ecology #callerypear
#invasivemanagement #indigenousland
#landback #decolonial #nature
JL Johnson 
My state’s general assembly just passed a bill banning the sale of various invasive species. By a landslide 124-19 🤩 See? You can get conservation work done, even in purple and red states. Yay!
No more sale of all varieties of Japanese honeysuckle, sericea lespedeza, perilla mint, burning bush and Callery pear
#Missouri #InvasiveSpecies #conservation #JapaneseHoneysuckle #BushHoneysuckle #SericeaLespedeza #PerillaMint #burningbush #callerypear #BradfordPear
Khürt WilliamsEdges of Hobler Park
Hobler Park’s quiet edges tell a story—of teasel, tangled growth, and wild resilience reclaiming forgotten ground.
Smartphone PhotographerSunlight Delight. #springblooms #callerypear #whiteflowers #blueskies #naturephotography #irelandinbloom #sunshine #floralphotography #treetops #springvibes #smartphonephotography #photography
Jane LagoInteresting information on how a tree that was originally sterile is now horribly invasive, spreading like wildfire across the countryside. #InvasivePlants #CalleryPear #Trees
https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-ornamental-callery-pear-tree/
Many states have Callery/bradford pear bounties. Google around for detail. Programs vary, but typically you just need a photo of a fresh cut bad guy and the state or a nonprofit will give you a native tree in exchange, for free. These terrible plants are a real problem. The first step is knowledge so please help spread the word. We need to evangelize native species.
This garbage plant supports zero species of caterpillar, and its fruit is sugary and lacking fat. Of course, we need plants that support caterpillars because birds need caterpillars. Even birds that eat seed feed their babies caterpillars. Callery pear fruit is like donuts— yummy and devoid of nutrition. The birds love it and are happy to spread the seed. #invasivespecies #callerypear #bradfordpear #Plantnative
Like all invasive species, because it originated elsewhere, and is introduced here it lacks natural predators and disease. It out competes local species and escapes captivity to take over unkept areas, like a cancer.