Weed Control
Solutions to weed problems encountered in the three valleys area -
Please select either Noxious or other weeds to find fact sheets containing information on control and eradication.
If there is a weed that we haven't covered in the fact sheets that is present in the valleys, please let us know so we can identify it and post a fact sheet for all to see.
Noxious Weeds
Below is list of noxious weeds that can commonly be found in the Three Valleys Areas.
Follow the links to the fact sheets (DPI website). If there's a noxious weed that we have missed or you would like included please let us know and we will find a fact sheet to post. The DPI website contains information fact sheets on all declared noxious weeds.
African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/african-lovegrass
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus agg. species)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/blackberry
Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/fireweed
Giant Parramatta grass (Sporobolus fertilus)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/giant-parramatta-grass
Giant Parramatta Grass (GPG) - NSW Government Primary Industries Beef Newsletter June 2011
Giant rat's tail grass (Sporobolus pyramidalis and S. natalensis)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/giant-rats-tail-grass
Lantana (Lantana camara)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/lantana
Privet - broad-leaf, small-leaf and European (Ligustrum species)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/privet
Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/serrated-tussock
Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/camphor-laurel
Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
http://www.northwestweeds.nsw.gov.au/tree_of_heaven.htm
Noogoora burr (Xanthium species)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/californian-burr
Other Weeds
Follow the links to find information about weeds commonly found in the three valleys areas.
Whisky grass (Andropogon virginicus)
http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/weeds/Sheets/grasses/G%20Whisky%20grass.htm
Bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum)
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/bracken-fern
Rock/Mulga fern http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/resources/private-forestry/paddock-plants/Cheilanthes-sieberi-Mulga-or-Rock-Fern.pdf
Blady grass (Imperata cylindrica)