Japanese Knotweed

This plant is always the first thing to appear after a volcanic erruption in its native homeland of Japan. Its roots can survive deep under the ground and even remain dormant for a number of years.

It the wilds of its native land, it has naturally occouring pests and deseases, which have evolved along side it and keep this plant in check, with a naturally occouring balence. In its native environment, it dose not become a pest. However it is a different story for the rest of the world.

We in this country, have victorian gardeners to blame. They brought it over for it's attractive attractive stems and folliage, as a tall architectural plants to fill up a large shady areas of gardens.

Soon people began to realise that this was no suitable garden plant and much of it &/or soil containig its roots was fly tipped, mainly on railway lines, footpaths and railway lines.

Japanese knotweed, although quite edible to many creatures (including humans, spring stems can be steamed like asparagus) it has few natural preditors outside its native Japan.

Its roots can go 3metres deep and advance the same distance annually in all directions, pushing up through tarmac road surfaces, bricks and morter as well as solid concreat. It understandably causes a great headache for the construction industry, whom are govened by tighteng regulations for the plants erradication.

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Weed Specialist

Safe chemical pesticide treatments for:

• Lawn weeds. Usually trice yearly lawn treatments, to nourish lawns and to kill off weeds &/or other pests.
• Bowling greens and sports fields
• Invasive weeds, such as Ragwort. Specialising in Japanese Knotweed.
• Treatment of moss.
• Fungal problems.
• Total and selective.
• Fully trained to treat water courses.
• Member of Devon Environment agency invasive weed/ Japanese knotweed forum for 6 years.