08-18-2006, 09:46 AM
According to the series of books, "Permacopia" by D. Hunter Beyer and Dr. Franklin Martin, podocarpus species is considered a weed in Hawaii. Their definition of weed is a plant that is out of place or unwanted, is highly competitive and crowds out its more valued neighbors, and is not easy to control. Further defined as ranging from being nearly innocuous to highly invasive.
Just something to think about when selecting plants for the insular habitat in which we live.
Les
Just something to think about when selecting plants for the insular habitat in which we live.
Les