JACKSON, Tenn.\u2014Volunteers at Cypress Grove Nature Park are helping to remove an invasive plant species.<\/p>\n
The plant is called privet, and it\u2019s typically used as a decorative plant for most yards.<\/p>\n
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They often have long heads of white flowers followed by black berries, and Chinese privet can even be used in traditional herbal medicines.<\/p>\n
Individual plants can be pulled by hand but it\u2019s important to remove all roots to prevent any possibility of it sprouting again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one that we\u2019re targeting today is privet, which is an invasive species from Asia that people use as an ornamental and then the berries get eaten by birds; and the seeds that are in berries are then spread far and wide places like this which is, you know we want to have a healthy ecosystem that\u2019s not infiltrated by privet,\u201d said Darius Mullin, Recreation Coordinator.<\/p>\n
If you by any chance find this plant in your backyard, feel free to aid in the effort of removing it.<\/p>\n