Instructive short film about pine treatment
Posted on 8 March, 2017 by Connecting Country
Watch our video and register your interest in becoming a pine assassin later in the year at the Camp Out.
This instructive short film (3 minutes) was shot last year by our multi-talented staff, Alex and Mel, and takes the viewer through the effective treatment of weedy pine trees using the drill and fill method.
Pine trees (Pinus radiata) are not native to Australia, but have been widely planted in parks, gardens, as windbreaks on farms and in commercial plantations. However, they also have the tendency to go wild and spread into native bushland – with detrimental impacts on indigenous flora and fauna. This video demonstrates one approach to controlling those specimens that have gone feral.
Watching the video will be useful for those attending the Camp Out on the Mount weekend on the 1-2nd April. The Harcourt Valley Landcare Group will present at the Camp Out and, depending on interest, will be running pine assassin missions on the Mount later in the year.
The film can be found in our weed specific treatment resources page under ‘Pine’. Please watch the video and, while you’re at the Camp Out, register your interest in becoming a pine assassin later in the year!
Hi Christine,
Thanks for your feedback. There are some native as well as exotic species of Dock in our area. if you’d like us to take a look at your plants please feel free to bring a sample into our office or send us a photo or two. The identifying features include the arrangement of the leaves on the flowering stem and the seeds. Our email address is info@connectingcountry.org.au
That was most interesting. I would like to know about Dock.