In the 1860s, Thomas Hogg sent Japanese knotweed to his brother’s New York nursery; within decades, the ornamental had become a serious pest
A shipment of Japanese garden plants reached a Manhattan nursery in the 1860s. Today, knotweed is listed among the world’s worst invasive species.
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