Volunteers get to work.
THE NEW ‘Keep Oban Beautiful’ (KOB) group donned their high-vis vests for the first time on Sunday and set about the invasive Himalayan Balsam along the Black Lynn opposite Tesco.
Although not as difficult to remove as the equally invasive Japanese Knotweed, the balsam has the added advantage of those amazing seedpods which ping when touched, scattering the seed far and wide. It’s an attractive plant and tempting for visitors to take seed home and scatter it in their locality, but the plant is rapidly becoming a major pest in many parts of Britain, particularly along roadsides and water courses, so should be left well alone when in seed.