For a highly invasive plant, Japanese knotweed looks unassuming. With green bamboo-like stems, spade- or heart-shaped leaves and, in late summer, clusters of white or pale green flowers, Japanese ...
A large patch of Japanese knotweed grows in a yard. - Linda McKusick/Shutterstock Of all the invasive weeds you can find growing in your yard, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is one of the most ...
Eradication can take several years. Experts say catching it early is best.
Oxfordshire warns of invasive Japanese knotweed: a small fragment can regenerate and quickly destroy native species today ...
Mary Beth Herbert inspects a tree while her herd of goat workers watch on near the Mad River in Waitsfield on June 26, 2025. Photo by Lindsey Papasian Lindsey Papasian is a reporter with the Community ...
With its ability to grow through asphalt and structural material, survive up to 20 years in total darkness and uproot the foundation of homes, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) could be the ...
Welcome to the Swampscott Conservation Commission’s first bulletin. We intend to occasionally issue bulletins to keep residents and business up to date on issues relating to the Commission’s work in ...
A petition in Shutesbury calls on the Select Board to impose a five-year moratorum on using glyphosate and similar toxic herbicides for controlling vegetation including recent growth of Japanese ...
You are likely seeing pretty hedge-like plants with mounds of white flowers growing along streams and highways this time of year. This is the highly invasive plant called Japanese knotweed (Fallopia ...