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Questions and Answers: 2019

Question: Found many plants including several 15-foot specimens in Natick Town Forest, the larger ones fruiting heavily. I am working with …

  • Question

    Found many plants including several 15-foot specimens in Natick Town Forest, the larger ones fruiting heavily. I am working with the Town Forest Committee to reduce populations of all invasives in the Town Forest. This is a new species to me and apparently to Middlesex County! It is acting very invasive. The infestation is in a pine woods and duking it out quite successfully with lots of buckthorn saplings. Approx Lat/Long = 42.299457/-71.337098 obtained by eyeballing Google map of area.

    Answer

    Dear Jill, thank you for posting the image of the Symplocos paniculata. I will update the Go Botany maps to reflect your discovery. Thank you.