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Steep Slope

Steep slopes that are not easily accessible and hard to reach by vehicle. Area is prone to erosion if soil is disturbed. May be accessible with excavator.
Strategic-Approach

Strategic Approach

Before treating gorse, it is important to plan out your approach. Consider your landscape, the time of year and the amount of time and money you can spend.

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Minimise-Disturbance

Minimise Disturbance

Gorse establishes more readily after it has been disturbed. Gorse establishes more readily after a flood, fire or when soil is disturbed through cultivation or erosion.

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Revegetation

Other vegetation including trees that provide canopy cover will compete with gorse to inhibit its growth or re-establishment.

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BioControl

Biocontrol uses natural enemies of gorse to control the weed. Biocontrol agents released in Victoria to date include the gorse soft shoot moth, gorse seed weevil, gorse spider mite and gorse thrips.

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Grazing

Grazing

Grazing sheep and goats on your land can help control gorse. While sheep will not eat gorse seedlings over their head height, goats will, and goats can effectively keep gorse in check (depending on the size of your gorse infestation and the number of goats). Fencing must be secure, and you must provide adequate water, alternative food sources and care for any livestock.

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Mulching

Grooming / Mulching

Grooming or mulching involves cutting the gorse into pieces using a mulching head, hammer hill, groomer or similar attached to an excavator or an articulated arm on a backhoe.

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Backpack Spraying

Backpack spraying involves diluting a registered herbicide with water and wetting the entire gorse plant using a backpack spray pump pack. If you’re not confident with backpack spraying, you can contact a commercial contractor.

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HIGH-VOLUME-FOLIA

Foliar High-Volume Spraying

Foliar high-volume spraying involves completely wetting the entire gorse plant with a high volume of water mixed with a registered herbicide.

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Cut-and-Paint

Cut & Paint

To cut and paint gorse involves sawing or lopping the stems as close to the ground and as cleanly as possible and immediately treating the stump with a registered herbicide – within 20 seconds for the best results.

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