Caesar Creek Trail Guide
Amur Honeysuckle, like the Multiflora Rose, is a perennial. It is a rather woody plant that can grow up to 16.5 feet tall. It produces white flowers along with dark red, spherical fruits. Amur Honeysuckle forms large stands that prevent native plants from growing, just like the Multiflora Rose. Amur Honeysuckle is also one of the first plants to leaf out in the spring, this causes it to shade native plants while they start to grow. If these plants are shaded, they will not receive enough sunlight to keep growing, therefore it will die.
All of these plants can be found along the hiking paths at Caesars Creek. Now you know to watch out for these invasive species, and never buy, sell, or plant any of them. You can purchase fertilizers to spray on your lawn as a way to prevent these species growing on your lawn, but there are not many ways to kill them once they start growing. Keep an eye out for them using the pictures above when you are camping and hiking.
Insasive Plants
Just like other places, Caesars Creek has invasive plant species. An invasive species is when a plant grows and reproduces in a location in which it is not native to and sort of takes over.
Some invasive species in Caesars Creek include: Multiflora Rose, Amur Honeysuckle, Garlic Mustard, and Autumn Olive. Multiflora Rose is a thorny perennial, which means the plant dies every fall and comes back next spring. It can grow up to 15 feet tall. Also, it’s impenetrable, allowing it to rapidly spread across large, flat plains. Like many other invasive species, the Multiflora Rose takes over places where native plants previously lived, which kills them.
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