Comments on: Invasive plants in holiday decorations http://massnrc.org/pests/blog/2009/11/invasive-plants-in-holiday-decorations.html The latest info on plant pests, pathogens, and weeds. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:58:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Forman Orth http://massnrc.org/pests/blog/2009/11/invasive-plants-in-holiday-decorations.html/comment-page-1#comment-20 Jennifer Forman Orth Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:15:53 +0000 http://massnrc.org/wordpress/?p=115#comment-20 Massachusetts banned the sale of Oriental bittersweet along with over 100 other invasive plants back in 2006. Since then, the import, sale, propagation and related activities of these species has been prohibited. That includes the sale of viable plant parts, so wreaths with fruits on them are not allowed to be sold in this state.<br /><br />More information about the prohibited plant list can be found <a href="http://www.mass.gov/agr/farmproducts/proposed_prohibited_plant_list_v12-12-05.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>, including contact information to report the sale of bittersweet or other listed plants. Massachusetts banned the sale of Oriental bittersweet along with over 100 other invasive plants back in 2006. Since then, the import, sale, propagation and related activities of these species has been prohibited. That includes the sale of viable plant parts, so wreaths with fruits on them are not allowed to be sold in this state.

More information about the prohibited plant list can be found here, including contact information to report the sale of bittersweet or other listed plants.

]]> By: Anonymous http://massnrc.org/pests/blog/2009/11/invasive-plants-in-holiday-decorations.html/comment-page-1#comment-19 Anonymous Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:34 +0000 http://massnrc.org/wordpress/?p=115#comment-19 so, if this is such a problem, why doesnt the commonwealth ban bittersweat wreaths? You allow them to be sold, collect sales taxes on them, but then tell us not to buy them? <br /><br />Huh? so, if this is such a problem, why doesnt the commonwealth ban bittersweat wreaths? You allow them to be sold, collect sales taxes on them, but then tell us not to buy them?

Huh?

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