Asked on Mar 31, 2018
Best way to get rid of Nandina plants?
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What is the best way to get rid of Nandina plants?
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Heavenly bamboo. They are a "clumping" variety, you can just dig them out. Keep as much of the rootball in tact as you can.
Or you could dig them up as mentioned above, and send them all to me! I love the variations in leaf coloration, the fact they have leaves year round with the pretty red berries around the holidays. Drought resistant, fast growers.
Pot them up and sell or give them away for free, Someone will want them - I know I would if I lived near by........
Offer them on nextdoor.com, to anyone willing to dig them out.
It's not a pesticide. It's a herbicide, and it only runs into the groundwater if it's right next to a source of water.
As far as killing birds, that's what Nandina berries do. They have cyanide in them. When a bird (or any other animal) eats them, the cyanogenic glycosides in the digestive tract produce hydrogen cyanide. Hydrogen cyanide is toxic in as little as two milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
Anyone thinking about planting Nandina or giving it away, please do not! Be aware that Nandina is highly invasive in the Americas and is extremely harmful to birds and wildlife. It's also next to impossible to get rid of, so try not to introduce it to any new areas.