Updates to the MA Prohibited Plant List—Callery pear and wall lettuce

The Massachusetts Prohibited Plant List has been updated as of September 2024 to add two additional invasive plants:

• Callery pear/Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana)
• Wall-lettuce (Mycelis muralis)

There will be a phase-out period for these newly listed species, so that Massachusetts nurseries and agents can sell off existing stock that was received or propagated before September 19, 2024. The schedule for this phase-out is listed below:

• Callery/Bradford pear: No sales permitted after December 31, 2028
• Wall-lettuce: No sales permitted after December 31, 2025

Imports of these species from out-of-state growers or sellers are prohibited as of September 19, 2024 – there is no phase-out period for imports.

For full details, please see this letter. For more information about this and other recent updates to the Prohibited Plant List, click here

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