Please advise as to the law concerning japanese knotweed?

Don't import it - don't plant it - it is classed as a pest.





KILL IT - it has the power to grow and grow and can even grow through concrete causing structural damage and widespread annihilation of home grown woods, forests and plant life.





IT IS DANGEROUS and FAST spreading and this country is trying hard to eradicate it - it can survive most things - fire, frost, severe freezing - it need to be cut down to ground level and high yield (highly toxic) weedkiller injected into it to kill it.





If you know anyone with it - REPORT it before it spreads.








ADDED - If your local council seem unable to comprehend the danger of these weeds - ring your local paper and tell them about it - they will get the ball rolling - they will ask the council and publish the story - the council will then go into panic mode and sort the problem because they will not wish to seem negligentPlease advise as to the law concerning japanese knotweed?
Jamand is right - Kill It! That's if you can ! It's root system can go as deep as 10 feet, so you just have to keep going at it with heavy-duty weedkiller. The best way to get rid of it is to get a specialist company in as the weedkiller that they use is far stronger than anything you can buy over the counter. They inject direct into the root system and it kills it a lot quicker. It can literally undermine the foundations of a house if left unchecked for a long preiod of time. Burn what you pull up.Please advise as to the law concerning japanese knotweed?
all the above!





+ google in your address and That Word (!)





it should pull you up a local authority site/ dept/ person who can give you advice specific to your area.





Whatever you do don't touch it.


It spreads from half a millimetre of root/ shoot/ leaf or whatever








(terrible stuff)