[APWG] NEWS: Man crusades against invasive Brazilian pepper trees
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Mon Feb 2 09:42:14 CST 2009
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090201/ARTICLE/902010339
Man crusades against invasive Brazilian pepper trees
By TERRY O'CONNOR
CORRESPONDENT
Published: Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 12:51 a.m.
ENGLEWOOD - The thick canopy of intertwined roots from the invasive pest
known as the Brazilian pepper tree was choking the life and the light from
his backyard five years ago. Neil Sheehan, a former elementary school
principal from Chicago, decided it was time to do battle in his new home
state of Florida.
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