Invasive Plant Species

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National Bamboo Removal Service – Commercial and Residential [2023]

How Bamboo causes problems for homeowners   There are around 30 varieties of bamboo found within the UK, only a small percentage of over 1400 species world wide. They are split into 2 types of growth pattern “clumping” and “running” (or “Pachymorph” or “Leptomorph”), the later being the most problematic.   This invasive plant can […]

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Japanese Knotweed rhizome just 6 cm long showing emerging shoot.

Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) rhizome just 6 cm long showing emerging shoot

Japanese Knotweed rhizome just 6 cm long showing emerging shoot.   This image shows one of the problems with controlling and managing Japanese Knotweed (Reynooutria japonica). I found this piece of Japanese Knotweed rhizome today and at just 6cm long it is already sprouting a new shoot and it is only the end of March.

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Spotted Himalayan Balsam already emerging in a riverside woodland floor!

22nd March 2023 Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)   March 2023 emerging Himalayan Balsam plants within a riverside woodland floor.   Spotted Himalayan Balsam already emerging in a riverside woodland floor! Time to start keeping an eye out for these early signs of Himalayan Balsam as, unlike Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), Himalayan Balsam produces viable seed,

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Factoids
Japanese Knotweed
Giant Hogweed
Bamboo
Hemlock
Himalayan Balsam
Hemlock Water Dropwort