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by joe_guy 813 days ago
> it's contributing to the spread of related invasive trees that are taking over some urban green spaces and pastureland and encroaching on forests.

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Terr_ 812 days ago
A few more key points:

* At first the species being planted everywhere was considered sterile, but somehow cross-pollination with related varieties can make them produce viable fruit, then animals spread the seeds.

* The fruit is not edible to humans.

* Some varieties have nasty thorns on them, able to pop vehicle tires, and over time grow together into thickets.

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pvaldes 812 days ago
> The fruit is not edible to humans.

This is a feature, not a bug

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