Bbc News Japanese Knotweed
It grows incredibly quickly.
Bbc news japanese knotweed. On halloween in 1986 the house of lords debated the recently imported. Japanese knotweed has spread across the uk thriving on disturbed soil and is described as a thug by the royal horticultural society gardeners searching the web for advice on the best way to. The infestation of japanese knotweed must be controlled and managed after a three year trial found the plant cannot be completely eradicated in the short term.
In the 80s it was still viewed as an exotic and not particularly welcome import the japanese knotweed of festivals. Despite testing 19 different. Back in the nineteenth century when victorian engineers were designing the latest in transport technology japanese knotweed sounded like a very clever idea.
Japanese knotweed was first found in the wild in wales in the 1880s. South west water has become the first water company in the uk to appoint a dedicated ecologist to deal with the problem of japanese knotweed. It was introduced by the victorians for horticulture.
Kate hills has worked for the company as an ecologist. Japanese knotweed was first introduced to the uk as an ornamental plant in the 19th century but it has since spread rapidly damaging plant biodiversity as well as hard structures such as. Its 3 4m 10 13ft stems ornamental leaves and clusters of white flowers.
Japanese knotweed was introduced to the uk by the victorians as an ornamental plant but it soon escaped from gardens and began its rampant spread throughout the uk. A plant that typically colonised. Scientists are hoping psyllids insects that devour japanese knotweed but leave other crops or flowers alone will also be able to help control the spread of the plant.