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| About the Author sternus1 Australia 4th December 2014 7:10pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cat Catrell says... This tree/bush was small when I moved in to my home but it grew very quickly (faster than most), put out lots of other shoots several metres from where it grows. I can not kill it. I have cut it back, put tin cans over it to inhibit growth and hopefully kill it. I have poured Roundup undiluted on the thing and still it lives. It's leaves are rough to the touch. It resembles a hibiscus leaf but produces NO flowers. I got stuck into it again about 4 days ago and cut it right back (I have never seen a plant grow so fast). It has left my forearms very itchy and I have washed/shower/scrubbed and used allergy cream and tablets to no avail. I have had a bad allergic reaction to it. I think it hates me. I have also seen this plant in other yards that are un-kept and highly doubt anyone would plant it. I'm thinking it's a tree weed of some sort as it gets well over 4 metres and puts out many shoots if left unchecked. It's a wild thing that just grows totally out of control. My next step is to have it cut down and burn out the tree root. Anyone have any idea what it might be? Sorry I didn't take photo BEFORE I cut it. I live in Canberra. I welcome any suggestions on how to kill it.
| About the Author Cat Catrell Canberra 4th December 2014 10:49pm #UserID: 4580 Posts: 8 View All Cat Catrell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Cat Catrell Canberra 5th December 2014 4:26am #UserID: 4580 Posts: 8 View All Cat Catrell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Cat Catrell Canberra 5th December 2014 4:30am #UserID: 4580 Posts: 8 View All Cat Catrell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cat Catrell says... Thank you for your answer. I really appreciate it. My housemate didn't want to kill it (thinking it was some sort of tree) but I knew it wasn't. I figured it must be a weed. Albeit a big one. The rotten thing had a complete container of Roundup undiluted poured on it and it is still alive. This plant needs to be eradicated. I worked in the area of noxious weeds in Hawaii years ago but I had never seen this plant before. Funny enough, I thought it would be a Chinese something. I believe hibiscus originated in China and that's what it looks like but no where near as nice. Someone on the CSIRO page said it could be a nettle and I am very itchy from it still. I don't know but when I google Chinese elm images, mine does look different. I welcome any suggestions on how to kill it. | About the Author Cat Catrell Canberra 5th December 2014 4:34am #UserID: 4580 Posts: 8 View All Cat Catrell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Keperra 5th December 2014 9:36am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sternus1 Australia 5th December 2014 9:47am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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