{"id":33477,"date":"2024-02-06T14:15:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=33477"},"modified":"2024-02-06T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:32:32","slug":"the-fast-growing-highly-invasive-plant-causing-a-problem-in-cardiff-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/the-fast-growing-highly-invasive-plant-causing-a-problem-in-cardiff-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"The fast-growing ‘highly invasive’ plant causing a problem in Cardiff parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are calls for more volunteers to tackle a “highly invasive” and fast-growing plant which is causing issues in parks across Wales. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers from The Wildlife Trust gathered in Roath Park on Tuesday to help remove cherry laurel from a wooded area. The evergreen plant is a non-native species – similar to the rhododendron – that can block out sunlight from native plants such as wild garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cherry laurel grows rapidly and is often found in woodland and hedgerows. The leaves and the sap that runs through the stem is toxic, meaning that it is not eaten by native wildlife. The chemicals it produces also make it difficult for plants to grow nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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