Rose hips and fox scats full of seeds (W.Pix). Did you know that foxes are the main spreaders of Sweet Briar roses?
Come along and give a hand at the Friends of Mt Majura working party to remove woody weeds in the critically endangered grassy woodland of Mt Majura’s north slope.
When: Sunday, 16 March 2025 from 9am to 12 noon; please be on time at the meeting point to join us on the walk to the target area, as well as an introduction of the weeds and how to tackle them safely and efficiently.
Where: Meet at the nature park entrance near Tay and Ian Nicol Streets, North Watson; click here to view a map with the meeting and volunteer registration point and the blue outlined target area.
Bring and wear: Sun protection, sturdy boots, body covering garden clothing and garden gloves if you have them; we’ll provide tools, herbicide and nitrile gloves to tackle the weeds as well as a delicious cake.
What to expect: Hawthorns, Sweet Briar roses, Cootamundra wattle hybrids, recruits of non-local Grevillea shrubs and Snowy River Wattle invading from the Federal Highway plantings.
Enquires: secretary@majura.org
A re-sprouting Sweet Briar Rose producing many new stems after cutting high above ground (W.Pix).
We will be revisiting the area where FoMM volunteers carried out woody weed control in the past to remove large Cootamundra wattles, Knife-leaf wattles, Snowy River wattles and Grevillea shrubs that invade the grassy woodland from the Federal Highway road verge and from surrounding land.
In addition to new recruits of these non-local Australian species, we will tackle a range of exotic species such as Hawthorn and Sweet Briar roses. Autumn is a good time to cut these deciduous plants and treat with herbicide before they enter winter hibernation.
It is crucial to carry out work correctly by cutting suckering plants such as hawthorns and roses close to the ground and immediately apply herbicide with a spray bottle or dabber; otherwise, the plants may re-sprout and it will be more work to treat the resulting multi-stemmed plant.
