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FACT �HEFT #2 <br />Exotic HoneysuckjeS l,ull�cc.�l-cr fcrlYcu'1ccr, 1.. x hell� I. llluClC%:11, I i)l017"ObVll <br />Description: <br />Uprigl}t deciduous shcvbs; re�ching heigl�ls lo <br />20'; leaves opposite, eiitire. rlo�vers in May or <br />J��ne. Ta►�tarian honeystjckle has generally pinl: <br />�7owers but may vary Croii� r.i�hite to rcd; Amur <br />and Morrow's flu�ver white, yellotv �vitl� age. <br />Thc liybrid of "Fartarian a►ld Morrow's has <br />cliaracteristics of both pareiits. Fruits red or <br />yellow in pairs in the azils oi the leaves. Careful <br />identification of ��oneysuci:Ee species is necessary <br />bcfore a[tempting con(rol mcasures. In thc <br />A-lanual of [�ascular PlniaLr of No�•lheQSterrz <br />Urlrted Slales ar�d Ca��acla, Glcasan and <br />Cronquist no[e thal nalive bush I►oneysucicles <br />laave sniooth flower styles (narrow area of pistil <br />abave ovary); slyles hairy in exotics. In thc <br />noirtlier�i lialf of Minnesata, native busli or slirub <br />honeysucldes are I. vrllosa, and L. �oblaa�olin <br />(fou;ui in swamps, wct woods and bogs), and I. <br />cc„�adena�is. Nativc clunbing or twining forms <br />are L. clioica (stalcwide), L. Sen�pen�ire»s and L. <br />hrr.r[u[�f 't� thc Soulh, and 1,. roli era in far <br />soutlaeast MN oniy. <br />�oncern: <br />El�dei7liC lo Russl�i, Asl�l 7�1d WCS[e�►1 Eu��o�C. I_._�y ''I� '�� ;-�°°'� ,. <br />i�usEi ho��eysucicics �vere ialroduced to Nortli <br />America as ornamental sllrubs and used as E�aicysucEcic, l,vniccra specrc�.r, prol�ably !,. tarlarrca <br />�viidlifc liabita�. Conut�ercial propagalion <br />continues �vith many cultivars of bush <br />t►oneysucicles availabie. AUundant fruils arc rcadily eaten by birds .�i�d thercby widcly disperscd. As a grou�, the <br />bush honeysvcicles tolerate a varie�y of moisturc reginies and liabitats. Seedlings eslablish in �iist«rbcd or sparsely <br />vegetated are�s. Honeysuckles out-compc�e native plants becausc of cariier leaf expansion and latcr Fall retc�uion; <br />researcl� l�as also sug�;ested alleopalliic ef%cls, inhibiling the growtl� of olhcr p�an�s. MN I�i�cra�ency Exolic <br />Species'T'aslc Forec 1991 eurre��t thre�t ranlcing [or Tanarian honeysuckle is SEVER�:, fu[urc ranking af SEVERE. <br />�ontrol: <br />Marcli to May: Prescril�cd burning in Fire adaptcd comniEmitics will Icill sccdlings and to� I<ill �ua�urc plan�s; <br />repeated �re rnay Uc necessary• for adequatc cantroL ([NPC guidclinc) <br />August to October: Appiicatio�i of a 5:1 watcr:Roundup (�;lyphosatc) solulion by haij� spraycr Io cul stumps <br />t►as becn used successfully by MN DNR Region 5 Resource Managci��cnt. Cut slumps as low �ts possiUie ior UeEter <br />hei�bicide application surface_ Honeysucicle's tough �ti�ood and cu�ting lo�v �o �he ground, �r�hcrc lhcrc is rnore gril in <br />the barlc, oCtcE� requirc frcquent sharpcizing of laols. A�+: I solu�ion, applicd as abovc, is aiso notecl in INPC <br />guicEclincs aiid TNC [�SA as lhc prefcrred conlrol nictl�od. lintrcatcd cut plants i-cadily resprou�; pullcd �lants <br />�ropaba�e Croin brokc�� roo[s. <br />e <br />0 <br />m <br />� <br />'Chis inlon��atiun is nul ;in cndors�•manl of�pa�Yicular produc�s ur practicu. P�sticidc us� musl falloia' lul�cl Jir�ctions and ap��licahlc s�aS� and itdzral la�vs. <br />hli�uiasola I)zpartm�nt Suiorc�s on lil� ��ith h1\' I�,:lt kcgiun V Sta1� k'arks R�souru: \danug�r- py/94 <br />of Nu��ual Ruourc�s 3i�lC Llcnien� S�a�vnrdshi�� Abstrict for I,. ta�arica, 1.. morrowii, I.. x bella jtsfacts3.doc <br />Itegion V(507)2k5-7432 lllinuis N:�lure Yresmcs Cuenmission Vege[atimi blgml. Guidelin� on FjusSi f�uneysiicl;l�s(1NNC) SFWIK�.I3 <br />