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Japanese Knotweed?

mozzyynwamozzyynwa Posts: 3
in Problem solving

Hi everyone was just wondering if anyone could help me out found this stuff in my hedge tonight and have a real sinking feeling that its japanese knotweed, can anyome confirm image

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Looks like privet flowers to me.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • FritillaryFritillary Posts: 498

    Is it twining itself through your hedge? If it is it could possibly be Russian Vine.image

  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698

    Could it be Russian Vine? (Is it a climber spreading into your hedge from a neighbour?) [Edit - cross posted with Fritillary]

    Last edited: 25 September 2017 20:18:59

    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • mozzyynwamozzyynwa Posts: 3

    It looked like it was sort of growing out of the hedge around or out of branches its quite a tall hedge the red stem worried me although i cant see any bamboo like structure i would associate with knotweed sorry i am a gardening newbie been in meltdown since i found it image

  • mozzyynwamozzyynwa Posts: 3

    Thanks everyone was ready for a breakdown earlier but feeling much better had visions of bamboo shoots growing through my floors bit dramatic maybe image

    Any tips for taking care of the vine? It's the newest strangling plant to join my list of plants that have killed my hedge had a massive ivy problem last year never seen so much completely took over my hedge dealt with that now we have this image very very glad it's not knotweed tho 

  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    Definately not Japanese knotweed.  It looks rather like a prostrate lilac but probably Russian Vine.




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