Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Phellodendron amurense

Phellodendron amurense (Amur corktree) is a member of the citrus family (Rutaceae) from northeastern Asia.

Invasiveness ranking for Phellodendron amurense (Amur corktree)
Phellodendron amurense (Amur corktree) was ranked in 2008 as highly invasive with a score of 75/100 = 75%.

The NYS invasive species tier is 4 (local control), and the Finger Lakes tier is 2 (eradication).

Prohibited by New York State law.

1. Ecological impact (/)
1.1. Impact on Natural Ecosystem Processes and System-Wide Parameters:

1.2. Impact on Natural Community Structure:

1.3. Impact on Natural Community Composition:

1.4. Impact on other species or species groups:

2. Biological characteristics and dispersal ability (/)
2.1. Mode and rate of reproduction

2.2 Innate potential for long-distance dispersal:

2.3. Potential to be spread by human activities:

2.4. Characteristics that increase competitive advantage:

2.5. Growth vigor:

2.6. Germination/Regeneration:

2.7. Other species in the genus invasive in New York or elsewhere:

3. Ecological amplitude and distribution (/)
3.1. Density of stands in natural areas in the northeastern USA and eastern Canada:

3.2. Number of habitats the species may invade:

3.3. Role of disturbance in establishment:

3.4. Climate in native range:

3.5. Current introduced distribution in the northeastern USA and eastern Canada:

3.6. Current introduced distribution of the species in natural areas in the 8 NY PRISMs:

4. Difficulty of control (/)
4.1. Seed banks:

4.2. Vegetative regeneration:

4.3. Level of effort required: