Research Brief– Fire and Invasives: Ailanthus altissima

Photo by Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org

We have to admire non-native invasive species for their tenacity and what seems to be an amazing ability to survive anything we throw at them! Read about how Joanne Rebeck and her colleagues used prescribed fire and herbicide to understand how these methods would affect the non-native species Ailanthus altissima (stink tree).

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