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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Ohio is adding another tree to its invasive plant list and it's possible you have one or more in your yard or on your block.</span><o:p style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </o:p><br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Starting in January 2023, the Callery Pear tree will join invasive species like the tree-of-heaven and common barberry on the list and will no longer be allowed to be bought, sold,
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The non-native tree is known for its decorative spring and fall colors and resilient nature, but a report from the <a href="https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2019/06/n20841260.html"><span style="color:#045EA8;text-underline:none">University
of Cincinnati </span></a>shows the plant takes over and eliminates native plants, which upsets the ecosystem.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The trees are even beginning to crowd out trees in forests. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color: black; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;">Full Article: https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/callery-pear-tree-added-to-list-of-ohios-invasive-plants/512-62ebbb43-5a07-4f0e-bdbe-3b2ea57b3dd3</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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