Camphor laurel - Cinnamomum camphora
Origin
Description Bark Leaves Flowers Seeds Behaviour Dispersal Removal |
China and Japan. Introduced as a shade tree for farms, parks and gardens. |
Origin: China and Japan. Introduced as a shade tree for farms, parks and gardens.
Description: It is an evergreen tree growing to 20m.
Bark: roughish grey with prominant vertical cracks. Seedlings have reddish stems
Leaves: green on top with blue-green underside. Produce characteristic camphor smell when crushed.
Flowers: small white flowers in Spring
Seeds: pea sized turning black when ripe
Behaviour: It competes with native vegetation, inhibits growth of other plants under its canopy and has a massive root system that can cause problems to adjacent structures such as drains and foundations.
Dispersal: Spread by fall of prolific seeds and by fruit eating birds.
Removal: Hand pulling: Small (<1m) plants only
Cut and Paint: Cut the trunk close to the ground and immediately paint the exposed section with poison
Description: It is an evergreen tree growing to 20m.
Bark: roughish grey with prominant vertical cracks. Seedlings have reddish stems
Leaves: green on top with blue-green underside. Produce characteristic camphor smell when crushed.
Flowers: small white flowers in Spring
Seeds: pea sized turning black when ripe
Behaviour: It competes with native vegetation, inhibits growth of other plants under its canopy and has a massive root system that can cause problems to adjacent structures such as drains and foundations.
Dispersal: Spread by fall of prolific seeds and by fruit eating birds.
Removal: Hand pulling: Small (<1m) plants only
Cut and Paint: Cut the trunk close to the ground and immediately paint the exposed section with poison