When is a weed not a weed? Can native plants be weeds? Sweet pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) was once a well-behaved tree growing in gullies from Gippsland in Victoria up to Brisbane in Queensland ...

Forest canopy- Jamaica- the darker trees (left) are the invasive 'mock orange'. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquially known as the “mock orange” tree) expands throughout the region like wildfire ...

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