Scientific name: Cinnamomum camphora
Description
- Large evergreen tree, growing to 20 metres tall along watercourses and on soil types which once supported rainforest
- Oval to elliptical leaves, 4 x 8 centimetres and have a glossy, waxy appearance
- Produces lush, bright green foliage in spring and masses of small white flowers
- Fruits are spherical, 10 millimetres across, green at first then changing to black when ripe.
Weed status - restricted matter category 3
Includes weeds, pest animals and noxious fish such as gambusia, dingoes and yellow crazy ants.
You must not distribute this restricted matter.
Due to its potential to cause serious economic, environmental or social harm, these weeds are regulated by Council.
We have an annual inspection program for properties in Logan.
Council has the authority to issue a Biosecurity Order to properties with category three restricted matter.
Control method
Foliar Spray
Herbicide is diluted with water at a specific rate, and sprayed over the foliage to point of runoff.
Most suited to shrubs, grasses and dense vines less than six metres tall.
Basal Bark Spraying
Involves mixing a suitable herbicide in diesel and spraying the full circumference of the plant’s trunk or stem, completely wetting 30 to 45 centimetres from the ground level up the stem.
Stem Injection
Involves drilling or cutting downward sloping holes spaced about 5 centimetres apart through the bark into the sapwood tissue. Herbicide should be immediately (within 15 seconds) placed into the hole or cut.
Herbicide warning
Before using any herbicide always read the label carefully and ensure that the chemical is registered for use on the target weed. All herbicides must be applied strictly in accordance with the directions on the label.
