Mexican Bamboo has struggled to dominate over the surrounding Brome Grass. Mexican Bamboo has been considered invasive, but not as invasive as the Brome competition.
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Purpleleaf Chokecherry
Purple Chokecherry leafs out green, but later the leaves turn purple. This Chokecherry cultivar can be propagated via the suckers that come up.
Chinese Sumac Suckering
The Chinese Sumac(Rhus chinensis) has started suckering after the hard winter killed back the main stem to the ground.
Chinese White Poplar
The Chinese White Poplar(Populus tomentosa) is closely related to the common White Poplar(Populus alba). I wouldn’t be surprised if it suckers someday.
Bristly Locust Flower
Bristly Locust(Robinia fertilis) has attractive pink flowers. These shrubs spread via suckers, but also have viable seed.
Evans Cherry Suckering
Evans Cherry is good at suckering and I can dig the suckers up and create more Cherry bushes. The above photo shows the Lilac and Evans Cherry suckers intermingling.
Iowa Aralia Elata
Aralia Elata is a fast growing spiny shrub-like tree. It has started to sucker.