“It has to be handled very carefully,” Powers said, warning that untrained people and landscapers should refrain from dealing with the plant. Giant hogweed can be spread easily because it ...

In fact, even just brushing the plant with your arm or leg could leave you with blisters that can last for years. Garden and pest website Eco Control says: “Experts call giant hogweed Britain ...

The UK's chief plant health officer Nicola Spence has called ... This includes Japanese knotweed, which can cause structural damage, giant hogweed, with sap that can cause burns to skin, and ...

Persian Hogweed and the inappropriately named Tree of Heaven. Arbtech’s experts say anyone planning to develop land should consider doing a full invasive plants survey to discover exactly which ...

The Giant Hogweed Mitigation Project’s founder John Kemp learned about the plant — which can grow up to 18 feet tall and cause long-lasting skin blisters similar to a third-degree sunburn ...