Non native is not always invasive

Non native is not invasive

I love native plants to my area I grow a good sized garden full of native plants and I understand their place in the ecosystem and how important they are. And I agree people should grow native plants however I have noticed most people seem to not see a difference between invasive and non native while many non native plants are invasive. Many non native plants really aren’t invasive especially very slow growing ones or moderate pace growing ones. A great example of a plant which is non native to North America but not invasive is the ginkgo tree. Ginkgo trees are the only living member of genus, family, order, class, phylum and they are endangered in the wild in Asia. Ginkgo trees very rarely spread here in the USA and have been here for around 200+ years and have not become a major issue. While it may be argued they don’t support a lot wildlife which is true having a few around here and there won’t hurt especially because they are endangered in the wild so by growing them out of habitat we are giving them a chance to survive the mass extinction happening in the world. Another thing to consider is what if the country the plant is native to is very bad about protecting it sometimes in certain situations plants need to be and should be grown in other places. However I hate plants which are common in the wild and actually invasive and do spread such as Bradford pears here in the USA and Morus alba and European buckthorn and stuff like that those plants are common in the wild and very invasive on other continents such as in North America. But it’s important to remember that not all non native plants are invasive species as I said and some especially endangered ones should be grown. And something like a ginkgo trees is definitely not invasive male trees don’t even make seeds the female ones do but only after 20 years from a seed ginkgo trees grow at a moderate pace and have shown them selves not be invasive and don’t really out compete native plants in anyway.