Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) is a highly invasive weed that can seriously delay, or at worst prevent development of a property. Knotweed has an extensive underground rhizome system potentially extending 3m deep and 7m laterally from the visible plant, which damages property, spreads rapidly and results in infested ground being classified as "controlled waste".
You get spectacular spread of the plant by disturbing the soil, as fragments of rhizome weighing less than 1 gram will regenerate into new infestations, growing to a height of around 3m in only one growing season.
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