Invasive Plant Management in the North Carolina Sandhills
2009 Field Work
The NCSWMA was busy in 2009! We surveyed 32 properties totaling 14,708 acres for invasive plants. We mapped over 1,600 occurrences of 34 different invasive plants on these properties and treated over 350 occurrences!
Foliar spray on multiflora rose
Spot treating wisteria sprouts
Cutting chinaberry saplings
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2009 BREAKDOWN
52% of occurrences mapped were Chinese Privet and Japanese honeysuckle.
20% of occurrences mapped were “wildlife-related” (planted for food or cover):
Chinese Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) = 6.6%
Shrubby Lespedeza (Lespedeza bicolor) = 4.7%
Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) = 4.7%
Weeping Lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) = 4.3%
Remaining 28% of occurrences mapped were considered Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) species, the most common of which were:
Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) = 7.6%
Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) = 3.7%
Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) = 3.3%
Chinaberry Stand Private Property Scotland County Before and After Treatment
Chinaberry stand before treatment
Chinaberry stand after treatment
Wisteria Infestation Sandhills Area Land Trust Moore County Before and After Treatment
Wisteria infestation before treatment
Wisteria infestation after treatment
Chinaberry Stand NC Wildlife Resources Commission Richmond County Before and After Treatment
