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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

On a new property I have a serious weed problem. The place is: warm
temperate, about 1200mm (48in) annual rainfall, deep heavy fertile soil,
on a river bank. Down by the river there are trees growing along the
banks quite densely, producing shade and part shade.

Here I have small leaf privet (ligustrum sinense) and wandering jew
(tradscantia fulminensis) both noxious weeds, going rampant after the
recent rains.

The information I have read on bush regeneration suggests that you should work
in from a less-weedy spot to the more-weedy areas, and replant as you move in
so that the weeds have competition. You're going to need local native plants
for this, and probably quite a lot of them -- how long is your piece of river
bank? Landcare can probably help. As it's a river bank, erosion is also an
issue if you go mad with defoliation... Good luck!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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