In some Southwestern mountain towns, overgrown brush can be a fire hazard and should be cleared before the warmer months.

Like many smaller Florida scrub plant species, this shrub is adapted to periodic wildfire which clears overgrown brush and tall woody vegetation so that the understory plants receive sunlight.

This buildup of tinder increase the likelihood of a large wildfire, which could conceivably destroy the whole population; conservation efforts include clearing overgrown brush and flammable material.

After a fire approached the Indian dwellings in 1996, park workers removed overgrown brush in their path.

On Monday March 29, 1993, Charlie and Jonathan's bodies were discovered by a bike rider 10 yards from their bikes in overgrown brush on the west bank of the Otay River.

That night we hid the car in some overgrown brush on an abandoned farm and slept in the trees, swaying gently in the pleasant breeze.

The meticulous reconstruction archeological work began at the site in 1941 amongst overgrown brushes and honeysuckle.

Employees from the Town of Brunswick made multiple attempts during the 1990s and 2000s to remove the overgrown brush and plants, which had become a major problem.

The thick tree that stood sentinel in the front yard now blends with the overgrown brush.

Just this afternoon, eight veterans taken by boat to a nearby island where they served were guided to a patch of jungle where one of Japan's famed Zero fighters is still suspended in the overgrown brush.