With its heart-shaped, deceiving green leaves and tall ‘beautiful’ red stems, you would not think that Japanese Knotweed would be such a cause for concern across the UK. The weed can grow up to 20cm a day in the growing season, which is terrifying. Therefore, removal of Japanese Knotweed in Smethwick and across the West Midlands is required.

Japanese Knotweed has an unbelievably invasive nature and tends to undermine man-made structures like buildings and hard-standing walls. Any structures that are built on Japanese Knotweed infested land are at substantial risk of structural damage due to the roots being able to grow a tremendous 3 metres deep. This can be particularly problematic to new home-buyers, home-sellers, and even the likes of construction companies.

It is not illegal to have it on your land, but it becomes a problem when it begins to spread onto someone else’s land; this is under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Therefore, we recommend that you call in the expert as soon as possible so that the epidemic can be controlled, and we can begin the removal of Japanese Knotweed in Smethwick.

Did you know just how incredibly complex and time-consuming the removal of Japanese Knotweed can be? If the eradication is not completed by certified gardeners, it can have detrimental environmental and legal implications as the job is much bigger than you would think.

The eradication needs to include careful planning to make sure that you are in line with strict environmental legalisation which is why we would recommend calling the expert! We offer a free identification email service that allows us to quickly determine if it is Japanese Knotweed or not.

If it is present on your land, you needn’t worry as we can provide a variety of bespoke treatment methods to ensure you never have to worry about it again. We would firstly assist you by completing a site survey and then a management plan to ensure that it is successfully removed.