Sweet briar
Rosa rubiginosa
Weed profile
Perennial
Shrub
Hinders movement- Habitat: native vegetation, pastures
Impact
Prickly thickets compete with pasture.
Description
- Large semi-deciduous shrub.
- Erect or scrambling with prickly stems and leaves.
- Pale pink, scented flowers.
- Red fruits (hips) with glandular hairs on their stalks.
Control options
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 170mL/100L
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Native vegetation, roadsides, urban open space and forests.
Timing: Spot spray, October - January
Legal Status: PER 91974 (exp. 2027)
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, October - January
Comments: Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (exp. 2027)
glyphosate (450g/L) + metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 800mL to 1L + 10g/100L
Product Name: Roundup CT® + Brush-Off®
Herbicide Group: 9, 2
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, October - January
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: PER 13371 (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, October - January
Comments: Apply to cut stump immediately
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: Non-cropping areas, forests, pastures, commercial and industrial areas and rights-of-way.
Timing: Cut stump, October - January
Comments: Diesel can be replaced with water for ease of application.
Legal Status: Registered
triclopyr (600g/L)
Application Method: Basal bark
Application Rate: 1L/30L biodiesel or diesel
Product Name: Garlon 600®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-cropping areas, forests, pastures, commercial and industrial areas and rights-of-way.
Timing: Basal bark, October - January
Comments: Plants up to 5 cm stem diameter. Diesel can be replaced with water for ease of application.
Legal Status: Registered
triclopyr (300g/L) + picloram (100g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 350mL/100L
Product Name: Grazon DS®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-cropping areas, forests, pastures, commercial and industrial areas and rights-of-way.
Timing: Spot spray, October - January
Comments: For plants up to 1.5 metres tall. Thoroughly wet foliage with the spray.
Legal Status: Registered
glyphosate (540g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 1-1.35L/100L
Product Name: Conquest Knockout Pro 540®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, October - January
Comments:
Use higher rates for plants larger than 1.5m.
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
glyphosate (360g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 1.5-2L/100L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Conservation areas, bushland and other non-crop areas.
Timing: Spot spray, October - January
Comments:
Suitable for use near waterways - refer to label.
Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
Manual removal
Situation: Any.
Timing: October - January
Comments: Grub individual plants, or use a Tree Popper.
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.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland 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.
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Control advice
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