Olive (wilding)
Olea europaea
Weed profile
Perennial
Tree
Fire hazard
Hinders movement- Habitat: native vegetation
Impact
Invades bushland. Fire hazard.
Description
- Evergreen tree to 15 metres high, often multi-stemmed.
- Leaves grey-green, glossy above, silvery underneath.
- Flowers small, creamy, with 4 petals.
- Fruits green, ripening to blue-black.
Control options
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump
Application Rate: Undiluted
Product Name: Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump, any time
Comments: Effective on smaller plants only.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 170mL/100L
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Bushland, pastures and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, while actively growing.
Comments: Add a marking agent. Suitable for controlling seedlings and saplings.
Legal Status: PER 91974 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate dual salt (360g/L)
Application Method: Stem injection
Application Rate: 1L/1L
Product Name: Weedmaster® Duo
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Stem injection, while actively growing.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate dual salt (360g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump
Application Rate: 1L/1L
Product Name: Weedmaster® Duo
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump, any time
Comments: Apply immediately after cutting.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
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:
Add organosilicone penetrant and spray oil. Suitable for controlling seedlings and saplings. Follow up control may be required.
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Cut stump
Application Rate: 2L/60L biodiesel or diesel
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Bushland, pastures and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump, any time
Comments: Apply immediately after cutting.
Legal Status: Registered
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 and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Cut stump, any time
Comments: For seedlings and saplings. Cut stump and apply 3-5 mm thick layer immediately.
Legal Status: Registered for this use on woody weeds in general.
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Stem injection
Application Rate: Undiluted, or up to 1:1
Product Name: Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Stem injection, while actively growing.
Comments: Place herbicide in holes drilled around trunk.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Basal bark
Application Rate: 2L/60L biodiesel or diesel
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Bushland, pastures and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Basal bark, any time
Comments: Plants up to 5cm basal diameter
Legal Status: Registered
metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 15g/100L
Product Name: Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, while actively growing.
Comments: Add a surfactant. Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
Legal requirements in each region
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board.
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Control advice
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