Notall treesyou find in a greenhouse are good for the environment.

Take exotic invasive trees they are known to take over a landscape.

Avoid them at all costs.

Best Exotic Invasive Trees in the US.

Invasive Exotics Take Over!It could be the title of a science fiction movie.

Still others contain toxins that may be poisonous to some native animals.

(For example, garlic mustard is lethal to a native butterfly species.)

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The Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in theU.S.

About 1000 of these exotic plants are considered invasive and a threat to our native species.

Here are some of the top exotic invasive trees in the U.S.:

#1.

Princess tree

Silk Tree(Albizia julibrissin)

from Iran to Japan (Also known as mimosa and silky acacia).

#3.

Paper Mulberry(Broussonetia papyrifera)

from Japan and Taiwan

#4.

Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

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#9.

Common buckthorn(Rhamnus cathartica)

from Eurasia

#10.

Salt cedar(Tamarix species)

from Eurasia and Africa

Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Australian Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Paperback Tree(Melaleuca quinquenervia) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

White Poplar (Populus alba) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com

Salt cedar (Tamarix species) | Top 10 Exotic Invasive Trees in the U.S - FarmFoodFamily.com