Other Invasive Weeds
Even though Japanese knotweed seems to be running the show for the non-native, invasive weed group, there are many others and some much more common than you might think. On this page you can find information on these other weeds; how to identify them and how we can control/eradicate them for you.
- Potentially harmful if sap comes into contact with skin and then exposed to the sun; blistering will occur.
- Is similar to cow parsley with thick, purple blotched, bristly stems.
- Can grow to 3.5m high and 1-2m wide.
- Flowers are in umbels, white and flower heads can grow to 60cm wide.
- Listed under The Wildlife and Countryside Act meaning it is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild.
- Anti- Social Behaviour Orders can be served for the removal and fines issued if it isn’t.
- We can control and eradicate this weed for you with our selected herbicide in just 2 years maximum with up to only 4 treatments.
- Listed under The Wildlife and Countryside Act meaning it is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild.
- Anti- Social Behaviour Orders can be served for the removal and fines issued if it isn’t.
- Can grow to heights of 10ft in just one year.
- Flowers in early summer until autumn with purple/pink helmet shaped flowers.
- Our herbicide will knock this back after just one treatment and with further treatments, can be completely eradicated.
- Climbs at an impressive rate, spreading over houses, other vegetation and trees.
- Woody stems with triangular leaves, slightly heart shaped and 3-6cm.
- Stems twine around just about anything.
- This weed flowers between august and September with white flowers.
- Listed under The Wildlife and Countryside Act meaning it is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild.
- Anti- Social Behaviour Orders can be served for the removal and fines issued if it isn’t.
- A couple of applications of our selected herbicide and it’ll be on its way out of the door.
- Listed under The Wildlife and Countryside Act meaning it is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild.
- Anti- Social Behaviour Orders can be served for the removal and fines issued if it isn’t.
- One of the most common invasive weed in the UK and dominates an impressive spread of land.
- Evergreen shrub which prefers acidic soils.
- Large, dull dark green leaves with purple/pink flowers.
- Stems similar to a tree trunk but grow twisted and up to 5m in some cases.
- We can eradicate this weed within 1 year (in most cases) with our selected herbicide.
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