Azarola
Crataegus sinaica
Weed profile
Perennial
Shrub
Tree
Hinders movement- Habitat: native vegetation
Impact
Garden escape. Environmental weed in the Adelaide & Mount Lofty Ranges region.
Description
- Small deciduous tree.
- Twigs pubescent at first, often ending in spines.
- Deeply 3-lobed wedge shaped leaves.
- White or pinkish 5-petalled flowers.
- Shiny, rounded green berries ripening to red.
Control options
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Cut Stump
Application Rate: Undiluted
Product Name: agVantage Glyphosate 450®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut Stump, spring to autumn.
Comments:
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (360g/L) + metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 1L + 3g/100L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive® + Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 9, 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, from flowering to leaf fall
Comments:
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027) Registered for this use but this weed is not on the label.
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 170mL/100L
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Native vegetation and roadsides.
Timing: Spot spray, from flowering to leaf fall
Comments: Poisonous if swallowed; may irritate eyes and skin.
Legal Status: PER 91974 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (450g/L) + metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 800mL + 3g/100L
Product Name: agVantage Glyphosate 450® + Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 9, 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, from flowering to leaf fall
Comments:
Add an organosilicone penetrant. Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
triclopyr (240g/L) + picloram (120g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump or basal bark
Application Rate: 1L/60L biodiesel or diesel
Product Name: Access®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump or basal bark, spring to autumn.
Comments:
Use on medium to large azarola.
Legal Status: Registered for this use, but this weed is not on the label.
glyphosate (540g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 660-870mL/100L
Product Name: Conquest Knockout Pro 540®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, from flowering to leaf fall
Comments:
Add an organosilicone penetrant. Use the higher rates for plants larger than 2m.
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered for this use, but this weed is not on the label.
Legal requirements in each region
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, 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.
Must not be transported on a public road, 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.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, 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 Limestone Coast Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
More Information
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Control advice
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