Weed library - Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana)


Chinee apple can be a large shrub or small spreading tree which grows up to 8 meters high and 10meters in canopy diameter.

The leaves are rounded with a glossy green colour on top and a almost white colour underneath. 

The flowers produced by the Chinee apple are a greenish-white small flower producing an unpleasant smell.

The Fruit is pale yellow to orange in colour when ripe and grow to a diameter of 2.5cm (similar to a cherry). 

Source: Business Queensland 2021, Business Queensland, Queensland Government, accessed 17 January 2022, < https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/biosecurity/plants/invasive/restricted/chinee-apple >.

Herbicide Control Options

Step 1. Select your situation

Control Tips

Gusto Woody and Noxious weed herbicide is registered to control Chinee apple. 

When using Gusto in a high volume spraying situation:


  • Spray all leaves and stems just to the point of runoff.
  • Spray actively growing plants.
  • Use a high quality wetting agent like Weed Forces Holdfast to improve wetting and herbicide penetration of the plant foliage resulting in superior weed control.

  • DO NOT spray when the plant is stressed (i.e. Drought, physical damage, insect damage etc)

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