Save a Tree at the Greenway

In partnership with Park and Recreation, Hands On Charlotte and MONA volunteers, an Oct. 24, 2009 attack on invasive plants at the Briar Creek Greenway will begin at 9:00 a.m. You can adopt a tree or cluster and help remove invasive vines and plants so that the tree can survive.
Bring clippers if you have them, gloves, boots, protective clothing and enthusiasm! Water and refreshments will be available as well as a few extra gloves, tools. If you can only be there an hour or two, that's fine, just come do what you can.
To pick out "your" tree or print a flyer to share or take to the event, go here.
To adopt a tree, email nkrewson@earthlink.net giving the number/type of tree (from our list). These tree heroes will be recognized at the MONA party at 7pm that evening.

Invasive Plants

Chinese Wisteria. Wonderful fragrance but easily gets out of control and destroys trees. Remove from greenway and at home, keep it confined to a frequently clipped back tree form. Roots sneak underground and pop up elsewhere. Never let it climb a tree.

Poke weed. Rapidly spreads. Remove wherever found.

Invasive Plants

Porcelain Berry. Very pretty turquoise berries in fall but climbs trees with a single bound. Rampant on Briar Creek Greenway and needs to be removed from trees.

Plant Villains

English Ivy. Strangles trees and invades lawns. Clip vines at base of tree so higher vines will eventually die and pull out from lawns. It laughs at RoundUp but runs from brushkiller. Avoid spray if you can as brushkiller kills everything. The number one invasive plant in our neighborhood. If you must have it, keep it in a container.

One of Merry Oaks gorgeous gardens.