Garlic mustard invades forests and actually poisons the fungi that keep
forest trees healthy. It has white flowers, not yellow. It is a biennial
and can be removed, but requires persistence. Offhand, I can't remember the
scientific name. I know the yellow mustard you're thinking of and it is an
entirely different plant.
--
Carolyn Summers
63 Ferndale Drive
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
914-478-5712
> From: Will Fell <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:40:45 -0700 (PDT)
> To: ENTSTrees <[email protected]>
> Subject: [ENTS] Re: Invasive plants and trees
>
>
> Wild Mustard (genus Brassica) is a major agricultural weed/pest down
> here. I would assume that is the same as garlic mustard. It is full of
> yellow flowers in the early spring. It is primarily a winter weed and
> dies back in the summer. So far it doesn't stray off of disturbed
> land.
>
> On Aug 11, 1:23 am, Beth Koebel <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Barry,
>>
>> May you never hear of it. Our two biggest (by that I mean most
>> numberous) invasive plants are bush honeysuckle and garlic mustard. Both are
>> a pain to remove on a perment basis.
>>
>> Beth
>>
>> Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association
> >
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