{"id":1357,"date":"2022-09-02T06:51:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1189395-4202774.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2024-04-20T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:45:02","slug":"the-devastating-affect-of-japanese-on-your-house-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surveyhut.co.uk\/level-2-or-3-home-survey\/the-devastating-affect-of-japanese-on-your-house-price\/","title":{"rendered":"The Devastating Affect of Japanese Knotweed on your House Price"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Japanese Knotweed is a bamboo like plant that can grow very quickly. It can grow to 2m in height in one summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a herbaceous perennial. The above ground parts of the plant die off over winter. Its main growing period is spring and summer with it dying back over autumn and winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The above ground growths are called canes. The below ground network of roots are called rhizomes. The rhizome is the plants energy source and produces the canes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was originally introduced in the 1850\u2019s. It was used on a lot on railway embankments as its roots hold the soil together effectively and it was introduced to a lot of gardens to provide hedges, but it was quickly found to be a problem as it can spread quickly and easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are three phases of Japanese Knotweed growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Autumn\/Winter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It dies off over Autumn and winter and often only a fibrous bamboo like stalks are visible. Sometimes it dies off completely so cannot be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Japanese Knotweed growths rapidly in spring. Initially it will be purple sprouts up to about 20cm in height. It will then grow rapidly and have distinctive heart shaped leaves, with red\/pink stems and the leaves will grow in an alternative pattern along the stem (cover photo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n