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.

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.

ARLINGTON, Texas - More than 400 goats have been released at a park in Arlington this week to clear the invasive species ...

As local environmentalist Ben Sandifer treks across the Great Trinity Forest in southern Dallas, he'll often come across Chinese privet ... causing problems in Texas. This week, parks and wildlife ...

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.

Some Denton residents were up in arms this past week when they saw heavy equipment being used to clear foliage from a section of Denton's Bowling Green Park. Videos of the work circulated in some ...

Those who work in the natural resource arena most commonly call it Chinese Privet (Ligustrum ... forestland is covered by privet. From Virginia to Florida, west to Texas, privet has detrimental ...

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 ...

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 ...