Just as every human being is a multifaceted creation of immense — if not yet fully developed — potential, so it is with plants. Take Chinese tallow tree, for example. In 1772, Benjamin Franklin sent ...

Founding Father Ben Franklin introduced the Chinese tallow tree to this country. But we can't blame him for the exotic's invasion - and destruction - of coastal prairie from Florida to Texas. Science ...

When talking about invasive plants in Alabama, kudzu and privet tend to be the ones people are most familiar with, but they're not the ones Alabama botanists and wildlife officials are most worried ...

The invasive Chinese tallow tree found along the South Carolina coast is so aggressive it can turn marsh areas to scrub lands. To help control its spread, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has ...