Exotic Pest Trees of South Carolina

Exotic Pest Trees in South Carolina

 

http://www.se-eppc.org/southcarolina/

The South Carolina Pest Plant Council designates invastive and exotic pest plants.  Some of the pest plants are trees.    The problem with these trees is that they reproduce, and spread, replacing our native South Carolina Trees.     

 

Currently, only the Sawtooth Oak is protected under the James Island Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance, if it is 24 inches or greater.   If the amendment proposed by the majority of Town Council passes, then all of these invasive species will be protected, except Chinese Tallow trees.     In my view, the Town should not prohibit anyone from removing any tree on the list of Exotic Invasive Plant Species.   

 

Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima

(China)

Severe Threat

Chinaberry   Melia azedarach

(South and Southeast Asia and Australia)

Severe Threat

Princess Tree Paulownia tomentosa

(China)

Severe Threat

 

Chinese Tallow Tree Triadica sebifera

(China and Japan)

Severe Threat

Mimosa Albizia julibrissin

(Southwestern and Eastern Asia)

Significant Threat

Chinese Parasol Tree Firmiana simplex

(Asia)

Significant Threat

White Mulberry Morus alba

(North China)

Significant Threat

 

White Poplar Populus alba

(North Africa, Europe, and Central Asia)

Significant Threat

Paper Mulberry  Morus papyrifera

(Eastern Asia)

Significant Threat

 

 

Camphor Tree Cinnamomum camphora

(East Asia)

Emerging Threat

 

Bradford Pear Pyrus calleryana

China and Vietnam

Emerging Threat

Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia

(Western and Central Asia)

Alert

Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima

China, Korea, Japan

Alert