Coastal tea-tree
Leptospermum laevigatum
Weed profile
Perennial
Shrub
Tree
Fire hazard
Hinders movement- Habitat: native vegetation
Impact
Invades native vegetation.
Description
- Small tree or shrub with papery bark on gnarled trunks.
- Leaves grey-green, to 3 cm long.
- White flowers with 5 petals.
- Wheel-shaped seed capsules with numerous slender seeds.
Control options
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, while actively growing.
Comments: Diesel can be replaced with water for ease of application.
Legal Status: PER 91974 (exp. 2027)
Manual removal
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Any time
Comments: Cut and grub out. Dispose promptly, or seed will fall as plants dry out. Machinery will be needed to remove large plants. Follow-up to control seedlings.
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.
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 Kangaroo Island 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.
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
For further help and advice managing this weed contact your regional landscape board: