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Do you need a Japanese Knotweed survey? Are you buying or selling a house? But Knotweed is holding you back? Is this invasive plant is affecting your property? Even Japanese Knotweed on neighbouring land can negatively impact the value of your property. Therefore you need a professional Japanese Knotweed survey. Here at Knotweed Doctor we … Read more
This small shoot was seen in a neighbouring garden during one of our surveys. Thanks to our eagle-eyed surveyor, the offending shoot is now suffering a slow death. Never give Japanese Knotweed a chance to establish itself. A rapid-response is always recommend. If you live in the Wrexham area and have Japanese Knotweed – look … Read more
Why you cannot afford to ignore Japanese Knotweed. The problem doesn’t just disappear. Instead once this plant has drawn the nutrients from the ground and stored enough energy in its rhizome (root system) beware! This invasive weed will now begin an active phase. Because if not correctly managed Japanese Knotweed really can take over your … Read more
No, but here’s a great example of Japanese Knotweed exploiting weaknesses in a concrete driveway. Knotweed can push up through cracks, small holes and thinly spread concrete if not properly controlled. Left unchecked this plant has spread along a joining line of concrete driveway.
Japanese Knotweed Survey in time for Christmas Hurry there’s still time to book your survey before Christmas. If your selling or buying a property this December we can provide a comprehensive Japanese Knotweed survey.
The plant will appear dead with brown woody canes and telltale zigzag stems. They often have wispy ends where the flowers were. This is because the Japanese Knotweed above the ground dies back and takes its nutrients down to the rhizome (root) system. As a result, the knotweed is ready to produce fresh growth in … Read more
As the colder weather sets in, the Japanese Knotweed draws its nutrients back down into the roots. The leaves turn brown, fall to the ground and the stems also begin to brown. Hurry, whilst there is still some green on the leaves (as shown in this picture) we can still treat this invasive plant and … Read more
The spraying season might be coming to a close, however, it’s still there! If you’re selling a property with Japanese Knotweed, don’t forget to declare it and get that Management Plan in place.