Desert ash
Fraxinus angustifolia
Weed profile
Perennial
Tree
Hinders movement- Habitat: native vegetation
Impact
Invades native vegetation along streams.
Description
- Deciduous tree with grey bark.
- Leaves in opposite pairs, pinnate with 3-9 leaflets.
- Flat, winged single-seeded fruits.
Control options
glyphosate (360g/L) + metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 1L + 10g/100L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive® + Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 9, 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, while actively growing.
Comments: Seedlings.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump
Application Rate: 1L/30L biodiesel or diesel
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump, any time
Comments: Fell tree and apply herbicide immediately to the cut stump.
Legal Status: PER 91974 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump
Application Rate: Undiluted or up to 1:4
Product Name: Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump, while actively growing.
Comments: Fell tree and apply herbicide immediately to the cut stump.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (360g/L)
Application Method: Stem injection
Application Rate: 1L/1L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Stem injection, while actively growing.
Comments: Established ash trees. Drill through bark to cambium layer and apply immediately.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
picloram (44.7g/L) + aminopyralid (4.7 g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump
Application Rate: Undiluted gel
Product Name: Vigilant II®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Native vegetation, gullies, and parks.
Timing: Cut stump, any time
Comments: Cut stump and apply 3-5 mm thick layer immediately. Do not use in urban home gardens.
Legal Status: Registered
Legal requirements in each region
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
More Information
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Control advice
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