Alternative Species

Alternative Species: Several desirable woody plants can be used for landscape screenings in lieu of Japanese knotweed. Depending on soil and climatic conditions, use non-invasive species such as cotoneaster Cotoneaster species, skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata, common lilac Syringa vulgaris, western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis, red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea ssp. sericea, serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia, western sandcherry Prunus pumila var. besseyi, rose Rosa species, Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens, silverberry Elaeagnus commutata, and other hedge and thicket forming species.

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Last Modified: 11/14/2007