North Texas Master Naturalist Julie Collins of Dallas cleared some Chinese privet from the Buckeye Trail on Saturday. The troop moves along a muddy path, tools in hand. Behold, the enemy.

And that's how the South's worst invasive weed now plagues millions of acres in Southern states from Maryland to Florida to Texas ... or small tree called Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense ...

Over time it was discovered that they were invasive. Chinese Privet is a prime example. It was introduced to the North Texas landscape almost two generations ago as a fast-growing hedge row plant.

Our back yard has a section of Chinese privet that's about 10 feet around ... She writes a weekly garden Q&A and feature stories. A Texas Master Gardener, she's the author of The Texas Flower ...

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - April 10, 2018 - Chinese privet is one of the most invasive shrubs in the southeastern United States - frequently growing in dense thickets along roadsides, on rights of ...

DENTON, Texas — Lake Forest Park in Denton has ... Superintendent of parks and recreation Drew Huffman says the biggest problem is Chinese privet, and it’s taking over everything.

A systematic survey of Chinese privet foliage, stems, seeds, and roots for associated phytophagous insects was conducted in China during 2005 and 2006 in order to establish basic information about the ...

Invasive plants, from kudzu to Chinese privet, are the bane of nearly every landscape, yard and garden in the Natural State -- or at least, they're giving it their best shot. By some estimates ...