Brisbane City Council

Weed Identification Tool

  • Identify a weed
  • Control a weed
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Report a weed
  • Identify a weed
  • Control a weed
  • Resources
  • FAQs
  • Report a weed

Control Methods

Complete removal

Cut and remove (complete removal) is suitable for small numbers of annual and perennial plants in their early growth stages, before they produce seed or fruit.

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Stem scraping

Stem scraping is suitable for treating unwanted small shrubs and vines with thin and relatively soft bark issue, which are actively growing and not stressed.

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Stem injection

Stem injection is used for removing unwanted trees with a diameter of more than 10 centimetres.

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Foliar spray

Foliar spray is suitable for large numbers of unwanted grasses, herbs and shrubs up to two metres in height, actively growing and not stressed.

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Cut stump method

The cut stump method is suitable for treating some unwanted vines, small shrubs and large trees that are actively growing and not stressed.

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Biological control

Biological control, or biocontrol, is the use of host specific organisms to control weeds through direct predation or feeding.

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Basal bark treatment

The basal bark treatment is suitable for trees or shrubs that are actively growing and not stressed. It is not suitable for plants with thick, papery bark.

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Wick wipe

Wick-wiping involves the direct application of herbicides to weeds, via a wick/curtain of material brushed directly against the target plant.

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Slashing and mowing

Slashing and mowing is used for removing large areas of unwanted herbs and grasses that are not currently seeding.

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Need help identifying a weed?

If you have found a plant you are unsure of or haven't found in our database, send us a photo or description and we will help identify it.

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