North West Weeds
Your local guide to local noxious weed control (NSW, Australia)
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North West Weeds |
Athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) is included on Australia's list of Twenty Weeds of National Significance!
Athel pine (also known as tamarisk or flowering cypress) is now a declared noxious weed in the NWW area, and property owners should be aware of the way Athel pine can take over the ground and eliminate desirable plant species. Its allelopathic properties leaves the ground underneath the tree denuded of all useful plant species (see photo, above).
IDENTIFICATION: The
pine needles are continuously dropping from the trees. These needles
Means of distribution:
Seeds are spread by floodwaters, birds and animals. New plants are easily grown
from detached limbs and seeds
if the tree is fertile. Photos (right) indicate what a prolific producer
MORE INFORMATION: ... "Noxious Weeds of Australia" by Parsons & Cuthbertson (Inkata Press) OR Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management OR do a search on the very informative website www.weeds.org.au/
DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this
web site is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing.
However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to
ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and to check currency
of the information with the appropriate officer of North West Weeds or the user’s independent adviser. |
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