In the last two posts (here and here) TheGardenLady explained the problem with invasive plants and how they came to the United States respectively. In this post TheGardenLady will give a list of 10 of the invasive trees and shrubs in great parts of the US:
![Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissima by maxi millipede (on flickr_](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1152/1297310797_4cac374ab6.jpg?v=0)
1. Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima – This might be the tree in the fiction, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
![Japanese barnberry (Berberis thunbergii) by copepodo (on flickr)](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2923669896_9ec52e2b4a.jpg?v=0)
2. Japanese Barbery, Berberis thunbergii – landscapers love to sell this and plant this in your yard- be warned.
![oriental bittersweet by ophis](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/3067018398_2c53db2d19.jpg?v=0)
3. Asiatic Bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus – pretty in wreaths but don’t use it because when the berries spread, you are spreading this invasive.
![Eleagnus umbellata_fruit.jpg by meghan.mcginty](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2173/2034672378_8d7249d6cf.jpg?v=0)
4. Autumn Olive, Eleagnus umbellata – smells pretty, but what a nuisance.
![Japanese Knotweed a real problem plant by arrowlakelass](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2815958727_de22865f0f.jpg?v=0)
5. Japanese knotweed, Polygonum cuspidatum – brought in as an ornament for screening and soil erosion. Horrible.
![brwyn, cyrs - Phragmites australis by Gwylan](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3368416521_08bb1211a4.jpg?v=0)
6. Common Reed, Phragmites australis – This one may have come accidentally aboard a ship. It is now invasive in all but one state and is clogging up waterways.
![Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, è›‡è‘¡è„ sheputao, Porcelain-berry by pancrat](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/2043122153_3e45778e05.jpg?v=0)
7. Porcelain berry, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata – This plant is still sold by nurseries. Don’t buy it especially if you live in the eastern half of the US.
![Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle by mondomuse](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/2755320022_648f0142a2.jpg?v=0)
8. Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica, Tartarian Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica and Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii – 3 types of honeysuckle have become invasive.
![Pueraria montana var. lobata - Kudzu by johnstonephotos Pueraria montana var. lobata - Kudzu by johnstonephotos](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/234404805_5871990f95.jpg?v=0)
9. Kudzu Vine, Pueraria montana var. lobata – This vine was brought to this country as an ornamental plant and as a forage crop and became so invasive- it has covered have the country.
![Infiorescenza dell Acer platanoides.....Norway maple flowers by Sante.boschianpest](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3427235094_631394a5c2.jpg?v=0)
10. Norway Maple, Acer platanoides – This handsome tree was used for
landscaping. DON’T plant it. Nothing can grow under It.