Southern Native Plantings Invasive Plants and Alternative Plantings

Wide spread cultivation of alien plant species has caused many problems. Listed below on the left are non-native exotic plants that have become a serious problem in Georgia natural areas by extensively invading native plant communities and displacing native species. On the right is an alternative native planting for the invasive plant. It is in the best interest of our local eco-system to avoid propagating and planting these plants! http://www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/IPAOv1ed2.pdf

Scientific Name Trees	Common Name
Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle	tree-of-heaven (China)
Albizia julibrissin Durazz.	mimosa (Asia, Mid-East)
Alnus glutinosa	European Alder
Broussonetia papyrifera	Paper Mulberry (Asia)
Melia azedarach	chinaberry (China)
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.	Princess Tree (China)
Populus alba	White Poplar (Eurasia)
Pyrus calleryana	Bradford Pear (China)
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small	Chinese tallowtree

Shrubs
Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry
Buddleja davidii	Butterfly Bush (Asia)
Elaeagnus augustifolia	Russian Tea Olive (Eurasia)
Elaeagnus umbellata	Autumn Olive (Asia)
Euonymus americanus	Burning Bush (Asia)
Hibiscus syriacus	Rose of Sharon (China)
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.	multiflora rose
Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida	kudzu
Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.	Chinese wisteria

Native alternatives for invasives. Trees are listed first, then shrubs.

Tree-of-heaven(fast growth) - Black Locust, Black Walnut, Sumac, Hoptree, Wafer Ash

Mimosa - Rosa-acacia Locust, Redbud, Indigo bush, Flowering Dogwood, Fringe tree, Washington Hawthorn

European Alder - Rivver Birch, Shadblow, Hornbeam

Paper Mulberry - Red Mulberry, Hophornbeam, Blackgum, Sassafras, Elderberry, Black Chokeberry

Chinaberry - Devil's walking stick,

Princess Tree - Cigar tree, Northern Catalpa, Red Buckeye, Sweetbay Magnolia

White Poplar - White Basswood, Sweetgum, Sycamore

Bradford Pear - Downy & Allegheny Serviceberry, Hawthorn, Mexican Plum, Chickasaw Plum, Rusty Blackhaw, Royal White Redbud, Flowering Dogwood

Chinese tallowtree - Sourwood

Japanese Barberry - Ninebark, Dwarf Witch Alder (fothergilla), Waxmyrtle, Small-leaf Arrowwood

Butterfly Bush - New Jersey Tea, Bottlebrush Buckeye, Summersweet, Indigo Bush, Rosemallow

Russian Tea Olive - Alabama croton, Spicebush

Autumn Olive - Golden & Shrubby St. John's wort

Burning Bush - Hearts-a-Burstin', Virginnia Sweetspire, Dwarf Witch Alder, Blueberry, Fragrant Sumac, Winged Sumac

Rose of Sharon - Swamp & Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow