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Some Current Research |
In this photo, Dr. Ken Langeland, UF
Aquatic Plant Extension Specialist, and Center Director Randall Stocker accompany SJRWM
District biologists David Girardin and Wayne Corbin to a remote 3,000-acre site in Seminole
County which is being invaded by Chinese tallow. The biologists believe they have found the
Chinese tallow "mother tree" for the tract. In this photo, Wayne Corbin
and Ken Langeland examine the effects of a herbicide treatment on the mother tree. In addition to
the mother tree, they found several hundred 2-foot offspring, most of
which were hundreds of feet from the mother tree. The 3,000-acre tract is located along a bend in
the St. Johns River.
Chinese tallow (Sapium
sebiferum) is an
exotic plant that is invading thousands of acres of protected Florida landscapes. If allowed to
continue to spread, Chinese tallow will out-compete many wild native tree species. The
St. Johns River Water Management District (Florida) has contracted with the Center
for Aquatic Plants to help determine the extent of Chinese tallow expansion on District lands, and
help determine how to estimate the costs for Chinese tallow control.
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