Woodland Trust warns against purchasing invasive Rhododendron ponticum, threatening UK wildlife and ecosystems.

The Woodland Trust warns against purchasing Rhododendron ponticum, an invasive species threatening UK's native wildlife and ecosystems. The plant can carry the Phytophthora ramorum disease, which harms up to 150 plant species, and blocks light in woodlands, crowding out native plants. The Trust has called for government action and public cooperation in addressing this issue.