Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Novice weeders are encouraged to be early for an induction on target weeds and the safe handling of equipment. You will be working in pairs, the weather will be fantastic and you will go home with a cheerful feeling because you enhanced our precious woodlands. More information…
Find a list of the tree species of Mt Majura (with comments) at majura.org/species-lists Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus rossii) with compression lines (left); Blakely’s Red Gum (E. blakelyi) clusters of buds (photographs Waltraud Pix) The Eucalypts and Wattles Australian vegetation, with the exception of smaller patches of rainforest and chenopod shrublands,…
What kind of woody weeds to expect Oldfields Lane goes from Antill Street east through endangered box – gum woodland country containing a good variety of native wildflowers, so it is important to restrict the spread of invasive weeds to allow the wildlife in this area to thrive. The Lane…
The Common’ has a variety of weeds to be tackled, and plenty of them as we found in May when we worked with the Mt Ainslie Weeders. The corner of ‘The Common’ nearest to Kellaway St has now been cleared of Cootamundra Wattles using loppers or small saws and herbicide…
Foxes and the spread of Sweet Briar Fox scats of Sweet Briar fruits and seeds, photo taken in nature reserve east of The Fair (W.Pix). Foxes are highly adaptable opportunistic omnivores. They hunt and scavenge, and take a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate prey, both native and introduced and…
What to expect: Hawthorns, Sweet Briar roses, Blackberry, and non-local Cootamundra wattles and their hybrids, young Snowy River wattles, and Grevillea shrubs invading from the Federal Highway plantings. Many hawthorns are small, heavily grazed, may carry only few leaves and be hard to spot such as these recorded on Canberra…
Evergreen woody plants such as Rosemary Grevillea, Cootamundra wattle or Privet can be tackled any time of the year provided the correct treatment procedure. How to …. Control woody weeds using cut & dab and frill & fill. Cut stems close to ground level and immediately treat cut surface with…
Typical woody weeds you will find within 100m of Hackett houses …or choking drainage lines and gullies such as this one in the Mount Majura reserve… Environmental woody weeds such as Grevillea, Cootamundra and other non-local wattles and various hybrids of wattles, Hakea, Privets, Prunus, Sweet Briar Rose, Cotoneaster, Nettle…
ines of Blue Passionflower, Passiflora caerulea at a garden waste dumping site recorded on Canberra Nature Map here Removing weeds: We use the ‘cut and dab’ method, working in pairs so herbicide can be applied quickly from sponge-topped dabbers or spray bottles after a weed stem is cut. It is…
Typical woody weeds within 300m of Hackett houses Woody weeds are perennial plants, evergreen or deciduous, climbing, creeping or upright growing, with woody stems such as Grevillea, Cootamundra wattle and their hybrids, hakeas, privets, prunus and other ornamental fruit trees, Wild roses, cotoneasters, Nettle tree, Hawthorn, African olive, Sacred bamboo…
