Invasive & Non-Native Plants in New York
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in New York. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
London planetree
257,141 sightingsPlatanus × hispanica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American sycamore, California sycamore (native Platanus)
Norway maple
228,156 sightingsAcer platanoides · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Red maple, Silver maple, Sugar maple (native Acer)
Callery pear
151,664 sightingsPyrus calleryana · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a New York native that fits the same spot.
Littleleaf linden
82,083 sightingsTilia cordata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American basswood (native Tilia)
Maidenhair tree
50,034 sightingsGinkgo biloba · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a New York native that fits the same spot.
Japanese zelkova
49,119 sightingsZelkova serrata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a New York native that fits the same spot.
Japanese pagoda tree
34,381 sightingsStyphnolobium japonicum · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a New York native that fits the same spot.
Common wormwood
18,858 sightingsArtemisia vulgaris · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Field sagewort, White sagebrush, Biennial wormwood (native Artemisia)
Sycamore maple
14,548 sightingsAcer pseudoplatanus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Red maple, Silver maple, Sugar maple (native Acer)
Silver linden
14,043 sightingsTilia tomentosa · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American basswood (native Tilia)
Tree of heaven
12,557 sightingsAilanthus altissima · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a New York native that fits the same spot.
Garlic mustard
12,179 sightingsAlliaria petiolata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a New York native that fits the same spot.
Cherry plum
11,622 sightingsPrunus cerasifera · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Chokecherry, Black cherry, Beach plum (native Prunus)
Multiflora rose
8,229 sightingsRosa multiflora · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Swamp rose, Carolina rose, Smooth rose (native Rosa)
Chinese elm
7,369 sightingsUlmus parvifolia · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American elm, Slippery elm, Rock elm (native Ulmus)