In the 1930s, a Florida nurseryman scattered Australian tree seeds from an airplane to dry wetlands; the trees later invaded more than 400,000 acres of Florida wetlands

In the 1930s, a Florida nurseryman scattered Australian tree seeds from an airplane to dry wetlands; the trees later invaded more than…

Discover the unintended consequences of introducing the invasive melaleuca tree to the Everglades in the 1930s and its lasting impact on Florida's wetlands.

The Australian tree dropped from aeroplanes over Florida's Everglades that spread across nearly 500,000 acres