Mutualistic interactions between natives and non-natives, and between different introduced species, can play an important role in the invasion process. The facilitation of a new introduced species by ...

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a perennial shrub native to northern Africa and parts of Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. in the 1850s as an ornamental, later it was used for erosion ...

A. Many people are attracted to the bright yellow spring flowers of sweet broom, or scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). This shrub can be short-lived in our heat, but if it adapts, it will mature to 5-8 ...

A-J reader L.W. of Lubbock asks if the floriferous, yellow flowering shrubs in full bloom for the last several weeks are Scotch or Spanish brooms. There are actually several brooms – Spanish, Scotch ...

Hundreds of plant and animal species have found new homes in California. The summer-brown grass on the hills, the sunfish in the reservoirs, the possum in your garage - all came from somewhere else.

In 1850, Scottish Army Capt. Walter Colquhoun Grant planted a European perennial shrub on his farm on T’Sou-ke Nation’s traditional territory (Sooke). He thought the shrub — Cytisus scorparius in ...

Conservation organisation, Aussie Ark, is celebrating the complete eradication of the exotic Scotch Broom across its site, including the 400-hectare Barrington Tops Wildlife Sanctuary.

We’re into late spring now, and the broom all around the county is into full reproduction mode, especially after the miracle rains last fall. If you’re not familiar with broom, which is one of Marin’s ...

Advice on lilacs, Scotch Broom, pruning olive and one special shrub. Mae asks: What is the difference between a Korean lilac and a French lilac? Answer: Syringa vulgaris, or common lilac, grows up to ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have two Scotch broom plants. When is the best time of year to prune? Should they be cut back?--Gail Slotnick, Plainview DEAR GAIL: I love Scotch broom-- for the first couple of years ...

Strategy: This perennial shrub from Europe and was most likely introduced as an ornamental. It is not usually found in this area, although major landscape nursery retailers may bring it in as an ...