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With the spread of the “killer bamboo” or Japanese Knotweed in many parts of the UK and North America, steps are being undertaken on a war-footing to eradicate and control the spread before this weed causes irreversible damage to property and danger to life and limb, chokes out other species of plants and contaminates and clogs water-ways, drainage and sewerage systems in our urban centers. Dispersion, knowingly or unknowingly, of this plant, which was once considered a pretty, ornamental species, is now liable for prosecution under criminal and civil law. Knotweed infestation has enormous implications for the construction…

With Knotweed dispersion being considered illegal and liable for prosecution under both criminal and civil laws, the proper eradication and control of this invasive bio-pest has become top priority for property owners, sellers, buyers, the realty industry, ecologists, environmentalists, city councils and the building industry. Some of the challenges in eradication/control of Japanese Knotweed are: Working with a strategy: Doing a proper survey before starting out is a good place to begin. A professional surveyor can give you proper advice about the extent of infestation not only in your own property, but also in the neighboring areas…

Handling this new and insidious invasion of Japanese Knotweed has become a matter of concern across the British countryside and urban centers and suburbs. This fast-growing, hardy weed which was once cultivated by Victorians as an ornamental plant in the 19th century has mutated into a scourge that attacks old and new buildings from the foundations, waterways, drainage systems, motorways, roads, and airport tarmac.

Two hundred years ago, when the Victorians imported a pretty, green leafy ornamental plant from Japan called Fallopia japonica, or Knotweed, little did they foresee that it would transform itself into a raging pest, causing millions of pounds of damage to public and private property and imposing huge liabilities on property owners, both personal and legal. Some of the legal pitfalls of allowing Knotweed to thrive in your property can be: Criminal sanctions under the 1990 Environment Protection Act if you don’t dispose of stem cuttings, leaf compost or rhizome-infested soil, in the prescribed manner. Criminal liabilities…

Japanese Knotweed is considered today as one of the biggest threats to property and the safety of buildings, roads, bridges, pipelines and other structures. The tough, resilient roots can penetrate rock, soil, concrete, building foundations, tarmac and drainage/sewerage systems, causing structural damage that weakens them which ultimately leads to their collapse.

Who’d have thought that an attractive, ornamental plant introduced in the UK by the Victorians in the 19th century would morph into a dangerous pest, posing risk to buildings, devaluation of property and destruction of native plant species in the UK? Japanese Knotweed is known by several names. Scientifically, its label is Fallopia japonica and its locally known as donkey rhubarb, Japanese bamboo, monkey fungus or fleece-flower.

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