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Knotweed Identification

antonyawad7NMSbf5TSantonyawad7NMSbf5TS Posts: 13
in Problem solving
Hello,

A friend of a friends garden is extremely overgrown and I am potentially going to clear it for them.

There looks like quite a few different types of broadleaf plants growing. I was just wondering if anyone is able to identity anything that looks to potentially be japanese knotweed or anything very invasive. I don't think there is as it looks to be fairly contained to the one garden and there are quite a few plants with serrated edges. However I thought I would check here for any second opinions that might be able to help before getting involved.

Apologies for the picture quality, its what I was provided with.

Many Thanks,

Antony


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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited June 2023
    I’ve turned one the right way up.



    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited June 2023
    Looking at the last photo if you are referring to the plant at the bottom of the photo it does have flowers can you get a close up? From what I can make out the flowers are not the same that could be bramble. However the photos are difficult to see. If you are referring to what is behind that sorry I am unable to make out what it is, does it cover the whole garden and the neighbours too? If you are going to be clearing it I would visit the Gov. UK website Jap Knotweed before doing anything.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Without close ups of individual plants, no idea. I would start by either strimming it all down or get a pair of good loppers for woodier stuff.  Looks vaguely like a buddleja on Right Hand side of above photo. Also you have quite a lot of bramble that you could do with a good pair of gauntlets (goldleaf) and a pairof loppers to sort it out.  The buddleja is about to flower.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I agree with @fidgetbones - there looks to be a buddleia on the right, but you need separate close ups for proper IDs of plants. I'd also agree re the brambles - so you'll get some nice fruits in a month or so if you leave some of those  :)
    and yes, just strim/chop and clear the place to see what's there, then wait for new growth and get close up photos. A thread with 3 or 4 pix at most is ideal, otherwise it gets too confusing.  :)
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    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • coccinellacoccinella Posts: 1,428
    There are many people on the forum who can spot Japanese knotweed at a distance. I personally don't see any from the photos, but before you cut and dispose(!) you must be absolute sure there isn't any. Send more pics.

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Just roll up your sleeves and get started.

    Or ... keep away from this type of problem.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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