Japannese Knotweed

[Tigger the Trigger]

Hope someone can help. On two of the public sites i look after i have the above invasive weed. someone has told me it's NOTIFIABLE, If so to who and what are the ramifications of this action. we intend to stem inject to aid it's irradication.

 

CHEERS Tigger The Trigger

[Matt McAulay]

I think environment agency

[sloth]

It is not notifiable. It is however a controlled plant under (section 9?) the wildlife and countryside act. I believe you must have a license to transport it, and it is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild. The landowner may wish to know about it though...

[Le Sanglier]

As an aside, a friend of mine has it on his land/riverbank and he says his sheep like to eat it.

[Daniël Bos]

As an aside, a friend of mine has it on his land/riverbank and he says his sheep like to eat it.

 

It used to be grown as sheep fodder in my area. There are patches of it wherever there used to be a little homestead type hovel. Living history.

[APC]

Donkey rhubarb makes good eating apparently!

[Eddy_t]

Horses love it, and I've used them to get a drink when I've been in the middle of nowhere

 

 

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[Lukey-Loki]

Donkey rhubarb makes good eating apparently!

 

Is that what it's nickname is? Donkey rhubarb?

[detritus21]

Not notifiable but criminal to spread it. Spray or stem inject just be persitant. We went back to one we did 2 sprays with gallop last year and there was only minimal regrowth.

[hedgesparrow]

its is a notifiable weed and should be notified to the EA. as for getting rid of it as other posts only true way of killing it, is to stem inject it with gallop into main stem kills 90% 1st year may have to do more second and third year as for spraying. it will kill the foliage but not the roots which can be 7mtrs long.

same for hymilain balsam. looking at £300 for the injector so trust you can get them to pay to buy one Rigby Taylor sell them