Pond apple control option
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  • Herbicide group

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  • Situation

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  • Comments

  • Legal status

Pond apple

Annona glabra

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Tree
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)

Impact

Invades mangrove swamps in northern Australia. National ban on sale.

Description

  • Tree to 12 m high.
  • Leaves ovate, 8 to 15 cm long with a pointed tip, light to dark green.
  • Flowers green with 6 overlapping petals.
  • Fruit large, round, green to yellow.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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