Invasive tallowtree spreading rapidly across Gulf coast
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 12:31
in Earth & Climate
A study by a USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station scientist shows the numbers of nonnative Chinese tallowtree in Louisiana, Mississippi and east Texas grew by about 370 percent over a 16-year period. The spread of the invasive plant may create problems for plants and wildlife along the Gulf coast.