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The Best Berry Plants for Birds

Invite flocks to your backyard by planting fruit-bearing trees, shrubs, and groundcovers in your landscape.

By Marty Ross and Justin W. Hancock

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Feeding birds comes naturally when you grow trees and shrubs with nutritious berries. The plants you'll find in this slideshow do double duty: They attract birds and create a beautiful display with their flowers, fall colors, and fruits adding sparkle to your landscape.


dknowlespe says:
If invasive plants can be controlled, then how do invasive plants (tallow, privet, ligustrum, etc.) ......
If invasive plants can be controlled, then how do invasive plants (tallow, privet, ligustrum, etc.) manage to cover millions of acres of formerly biodiverse lands? The nandina berries are carried into natural areas where nandina propagates, unseen by those who refuse to see outside of their own yards.
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dknowlespe wrote:

If invasive plants can be controlled, then how do invasive plants (tallow, privet, ligustrum, etc.) manage to cover millions of acres of formerly biodiverse lands? The nandina berries are carried into natural areas where nandina propagates, unseen by those who refuse to see outside of their own yards.

2/18/2010 05:27:19 PM Report Abuse
lkohl wrote:

Invasives can be controlled. It is your responsibility as the gardener, no matter what you plant, to care for your garden. Uncared for, any garden will become unruly, and some plants will be overrun by others and possibly spread to where they are not wanted. Heavenly Bamboo can be managed beautifully with all of it's garden advantages and none of the disadvantages.

2/18/2010 01:25:18 PM Report Abuse
dknowlespe wrote:

This is a great list with the glaring exception of the nandina, the so called "heavenly bamboo", or "hellish bamboo?" a well documented invasive plant. I've seen a huge, historic formerly biodiverse natural area that is nothing but nandina,(the "natural" area over Hot Springs Park in Arkansas). Also, I've seen research that berries from nonnative plants do not provide necessary nutrients to migrating birds. Please do your own scientifically based research and skip the nandina. Thanks!

2/4/2010 12:32:48 PM Report Abuse
borcharp wrote:

I didn't see hawthorn on this list. I have a hawthorn and there were four beautiful cardinals in it the other day eating berries!

12/17/2009 01:45:29 PM Report Abuse
suej0077 wrote:

I really enjoy all the "best for" lists, gives me lots of ideas! Keep it up!

12/3/2009 01:51:23 PM Report Abuse

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