Japanese Knotweed Control
Northern Ireland
About Us
Japanese Knotweed NI is a specialist arm of one of Northern Ireland established and progressive landscape companies – Dalzell Landscape Co Ltd.
For over two decades we have been dealing with invasive weed control throughout Northern Ireland including Japanese Knotweed. This gives Japanese Knotweed NI a wealth of experience and a proven track record second to none.
Surveys
Mortgage Reports
Management
General Advice
Control Methods
Can’t I just zap it with a bit of weed killer?
Japanese Knotweed in Northern Ireland doesn’t react like normal weeds to herbicide treatment. It needs to be hit with specific herbicides, using particular application techniques and adhering to the correct season for the most effective results.
The techniques we most commonly use to include
- Foliar herbicide application using a range of approved chemicals
- Stem injection
- Root Barrier installation. Especially useful along boundaries, using patented Japanese Knotweed Root * Barrier.
- Deep cell burial and bund formation.
- Incineration
Control in sensitive areas
Japanese Knotweed grows very well in river and shore side locations.
Legislation controlling the use of herbicides states that application of herbicide commercially requires operator training and independent certification through the NPTC system (National Proficiency Test Council) to attain your PA1 foundation module and PA6A your application module.
The application of herbicide in areas adjacent to water requires a specialist certification “bolted on” to your standard NPTC certificate, which is the PA6AW.
Types of location
Hill sides, river embankments, waste ground, landfill sites, areas of special scientific interest(SSI), RSBP bird sanctuary and protected areas, development ground, private gardens, hospitals, universities, housing folds, schools, port side docks, lough shore estuary, cemetery’s, nature areas, council housing sites, and so on…………
Japanese Knotweed isn’t fussy where it grows and we’re not fussy where we treat it. Our task is to track and treat it wherever it is!
Continual development
One of our aims is to ensure we use and promote the most effective systems for the treatment of Japanese Knotweed in Northern Ireland. For the past 3 years we have been monitoring our chemical formulations and concentrations of chemicals. This year we have been trialing different types of Stem Injection equipment as it hits the UK market.
Our business is the control of Japanese Knotweed, an integral part of our business is to monitor, explore and develop our control techniques. It is not simply enough to follow; we have spent years working with herbicides, equipment and sites and watched how different treatment systems work. It is a continual and ongoing part of our business. We are always adding to our collection of publications, books and research papers on JK treatment. We attend conferences, seminars and talks and meet with others who are happy to share their knowledge as we are with them.
Isn’t it better to know you’ve got the most effective and efficient treatment technique – we think so!
Training and Awareness
We also deliver training and awareness courses on Japanese Knotweed. They run on demand and are popular with project managers, surveyors, estate managers, architects, specifiers and anyone in general who may come into contact with Japanese Knotweed and needs to be aware of the problems it may bring to a project or site. They run in small groups and are what we would term “hands on”. - Part classroom based; part site based.
We expect candidates to leave the course knowing what the offending plants looks like it all its guises and at different times of the year. Control methods, treatment equipment and management planning can all be covered. We hold demo models of all the various stem injection equipment currently available in the UK. Candidates can familiarise themselves with it during the practical session.
General Advice
This is often the first stage that many of our clients engage with us on.
They've come across a plant that looks suspiciously like knotweed but they're not sure. Or someone has mentioned there is advancing weed in a neighbouring plot and they're not sure what it is but someone has mentioned knotweed to them.
We get calls like this all the time. We can have a preliminary chat on the phone, sometimes backed up by a photo sent to us to get an idea what they are talking about. These types of calls commonly progress to the next stage.
Management Plan
This is the document most often sought by lenders, solicitors and the Environment Agency. Also when a site is part of a planning application various stakeholders normally want to see a Management Plan in place.
This document includes a full survey of the site, quantifies the areas where knotweed has been sighted, details locations, growth stages and maturity of the infestation, details control and eradication strategies along with costings for those options. This is a comprehension document, specific to the site and forms the basis for dealing with the knotweed on that location. It should be updated on a yearly basis and should be made available prior to anyone carrying out groundwork on the site.
Our main surveyor as well as being a graduate Horticulturist of 30 years is also a qualified Property Care Association (PCA), Certificated.
Mortgage Reports
When a client is purchasing a piece of ground with knotweed present or on an adjacent site that may impact on the primary site, lenders often require a mortgage report to assess the severity of the infestation.
They want to know what the cost of control or potential treatment costs are going to be over a period of time.
A lender wants to know the cost implications if they have to take control of a property again and that it is not significantly compromised by knotweed.
Surveys
This involves a site visit by a surveyor.
They have a chat with the client, gauge the extent of the site and then get to mapping and surveying the site for knotweed, plotting locations and quantities as they cover the ground.
These surveys can also be to confirm whether or not there is knotweed visible on a particular piece of ground.
About Us
Japanese Knotweed NI is a specialist arm of one of Northern Ireland established and progressive landscape companies – Dalzell Landscape Co Ltd
For over two decades we have been dealing with invasive weed control throughout Northern Ireland including Japanese Knotweed. This gives Japanese Knotweed NI a wealth of experience and a proven track record second to none.
Based in Belfast, we have local knowledge that means when you contact us, you are dealing with a Northern Ireland company that can respond to your requirements and advise you on a suitable course of action without delay.
Over the years we have kept ahead by investing time and money in the development of effective control techniques using the best equipment available. We were the first to offer stem injection in Northern Ireland commercially and have continued to ensure we offer the most effective control techniques available.
Privacy Policy
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We've avoided legal jargon and covering every minute detail down to the nth degree. Instead, we've focused on what we consider to be the essential stuff and answering some of the real world questions you might have.
Overview
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