The top end (apex) of the leaflet is rounded with the tip ending in a small short point, with margins entire (not toothed or lobed). Each leaflet is obovate (egg-shaped in outline with the widest part nearer the tip of the leaflet) with the base of the leaflet uniformly tapering to the leaf stalk. Leaflets are 5–25 mm long, 2–15 mm wide, sparsely hairy on the upper side, paler and more densely hairy on the lower side. Leaves are trifoliate (divided into three leaflets) with the centre leaflet being slightly longer than the outer two. The leaves are shortly petiolate (on a short leaf stalk), also covered with short soft hairs. The stems are ribbed and covered with short soft hairs. This results in less follow-up where the seed-bank will be small.Ĭape Broom ( Genista monspessulana) is an erect, evergreen, perennial shrub to 3 m high. Tackle the small, outlying infestations before they set seed.All control programs should aim to reduce the amount of seed produced, with p revention the most cost-effective form of weed control.
FRENCH BROOM PODS MANUAL
Control is difficult, with effective control requiring a strategic program integrating a range of techniques including manual removal, burning and chemical applications, and biological control.The movement of soil-stored seed by earth-moving machinery is a major way this weed is spread with early detection and good hygiene within infestations preventing spread.Spread by seed, mature healthy plants form dense impenetrable thickets that can produce many seeds per year forming a large long-lived seed-bank.Readily invading pastures, native woodlands to grasslands, in temperate areas and out-competes other vegetation by shading and nitrogen fixation.Originally from Mediterranean region, Cape Broom ( Genista monspessulana), a Weed of National Significance, is a yellow flowered shrub, 3–5 m tall, highly invasive with serious impacts on the environment, agriculture and the economy in southern Australia.
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