Mapley leaf (IMAGE)

Penn State

Mapley leaf

Caption

In late fall, the native shrub, mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium), exhibits fall color prior to the adjacent invasive privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium) which is still bright green and photosynthetically active.

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Erynn Maynard-Bean/Penn State

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