Eradicating An Invasive Tree
Thanks to the Spencer Town Government! The two Ailanthus trees (Tree-of-Heaven) at the Robinson House are gone. Those two trees have produced an unbelievable amount of seed over the years and you have stopped that.
Unfortunately, there are now many younger trees in Spencer and in the county that are now growing. I hope your readers will be on the lookout and kill them before they are scattering seed.
The young trees look pretty and many people think they are Black Walnut because the leaves are quite similar. Please kill them before they are big enough to scatter seed. They are a cancer on our ecosystem!
This invasive tree has been and is still a problem in McCormick’s Creek State Park. The park employees have devoted a lot of time and resources to kill the invaders. It is unfortunate that the tree is not good for lumber. It aggressively competes with our native trees like Tulip, Oak and Walnut Hickory which are so important to the economy of Owen County and southern Indiana.
William W. Barton
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