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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An illegal and invasive plant could have a disastrous effect on your property. The Ottawa Conservation District is warning residents about what they should do if they find ...

A quarter of people who think they have Japanese knotweed in their garden actually have a harmless plant growing, according to new research, which makes knowing how to identify the species even more ...

Japanese knotweed, also called Japanese bamboo, is a member of the buckwheat family of plants. Initially introduced as an ornamental plant from eastern Asia in the late 1800s, it was also briefly used ...

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In the past couple of weeks, my travels have taken me up and down routes I-95, 1, 1A, 109 and many back roads, especially in Norwood, Westwood, Walpole, Medfield and Needham. The red Japanese maples ...

The following article was provided by Huron Pines, a nonprofit organization focusing on natural resource conservation, as part of a series regarding invasive plant species in Northern Michigan, their ...

It spreads like wildfire, blanketing entire landscapes in a sea of green that chokes out all other competitors. It is incredibly difficult to kill, constantly springing back to life like the villain ...

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 ...

BENA — A multi-organization effort this past fall worked to combat the invasive knotweed in Bena. Through a collaborative partnership between the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Division of Resource ...

September’s weed of the month is giant knotweed (Polygonum sachalinense). Giant knotweed has hollow, bamboo-like stems and grows over 12 feet tall, making it the largest of the invasive knotweeds. It ...