Professional Himalayan Balsam Removal In Blackwood And Throughout South & West Wales

Expert Himalayan Balsam Removal in Blackwood And All South & West Wales

For high quality, professional Himalayan Balsam Removal in Blackwood, Caerphilly or throughout all South and West Wales, Clearsafe Knotweed have nearly 20 years experience providing cost effective invasive weed removal services to clients of all kinds.

Our customers include homeowners and buyers, construction companies and property developers, even local authorities and we know that with all cases of Himalayan Balsam infestation, acting quickly is the key to getting the problem under control and to keep costs as low as possible before further spread can occur.

That’s why we can normally visit the site or property within 48 hours and offer all prospective clients a free no – obligation initial site visit, survey and quote  so if you suspect the presence of Himalayan Balsam on your property give us a call for free on 0800 634 9275 and let us quickly and easily get to the root of your problem.

Himalayan Balsam 

Himalayan Balsam ( Impatiens Glandulifera ) was first brought to the UK in the 1830’s as a garden plant but quickly escaped it’s surroundings and became a widespread invasive species throughout the UK.

Now so prolific that it is illegal to cause it to spread in the environment it is a Species of Special Concern listed on the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

It is able to outcompete local native plants as it flourishes in damp, low light conditions and is often found alongside riverbanks, streamside areas and waste ground.

A tall growing annual that spreads by seed, it is easily identifiable by it’s pinkish purple flowers shaped in the shape of a helmet, densely packed seedpods and tall reddish green stems that can grow up to 3 metres in height.

Himalayan Balsam Spread

A rapid and aggressive spreader Himalayan Balsam ability to populate new areas is mainly due to it’s ability to produce and disperse it’s seeds.

Each plant is capable of producing up to 800 seeds which can be scattered up to 7 metres away from the parent plant by it’s densely packed and highly explosive seed pods.

As the plant is often found in infestations along riverbanks and waterways these seeds get shot into the watercourses where they can spread far and wide, washing up further downstream and creating new infestations which die back over the winter contributing to river erosion.

Himalayan Balsam Control & Removal

Removal methods for Himalayan Balsam include :

Manual Removal   – Removing the plants by hand, this is easiest in spring and early summer.

Cutting, Strimming or Mowing   – Cutting as low as possible ideally below the first node on the stem.

Chemical Treatment / Herbicides – Numerous treatments may need to be applied over time.

Professional Himalayan Balsam Removal in Blackwood and All South & West Wales

As with all invasive weed removals, acting as soon as possible to get the problem under management is the key to keeping costs as low as possible and preventing further spread.

At Clearsafe we can normally visit you within 48 hours and all clients receive a free no-obligation initial survey and quote for peace of mind. We pride ourselves on the personal touch and all of our surveys are conducted by one of our lead surveyors James and James, just to keep things simple.

We are always just a phone call away throughout the treatment and removal process and cover all of Blackwood, Caerphilly and South and West Wales so if Himalayan Balsam is causing an issue on your domestic or commercial property give us a call today on 0800 634 9275 and let us quickly and easy get to the root of the problem.