It’s invasive species week and we celebrated by getting our hands dirty at Briarcliff Bridge Park to remove some English Ivy❌ These plants attach themselves to trees, grow up their trunks, and settle into the canopy adding weight to the tree…

making it more top-heavy and prone to snapping🪾⛓️‍💥 English Ivy is native to Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa but was brought to North America for use as a decorative plant. Now, it decorates our forests but kills native trees and plants in the process!😵💔 English Ivy spreads rapidly so it is essential that it gets removed ASAP, especially before it sprouts it’s seedy fruits.🌱 If you have English Ivy on your trees, cut the vines at the base of the trunk up to about chest height. This effectively starves the plant of nutrients, and the dead ivy will eventually fall off as the tree continues to grow🥳🎉 Invasive species are no joke! Help your trees fight English Ivy this week and every week‼️💪🥰 #invasivespecies #atl #plants #creek #tree