It might be buckthorn, one of the most troublesome invasive plants in the Chicago region. According to the recently released 2020 Chicago Region Tree Census from The Morton […] Skip to content ...

Once the leaves fall, there’s no place to hide. Not for invasive buckthorn shrubs, that is. Common buckthorn is a large shrub or small tree that is “a destructive weed,” according… ...

Buckthorn, which can grow up to 22 feet, forms dense thickets that block the sun from native plants. It's recognizable as being among the last plants to hold onto its leaves in the fall and one of ...

Buckthorn was imported to the United States as an ornamental shrub and shelterbelt in the 1800s. It spread fast, with seeds carried in the droppings of birds that ate the plant's black berries ...

The conservation group organized a cull of the glossy buckthorn shrub from its Pugwash Estuary Nature Reserve. The introduced species has grown aggressively in the reserve, blocking the growth of ...

It's called common buckthorn, but there is nothing common about this invasive shrub. It was brought into Ohio a while back as an ornamental plant, but has taken over native plants and is ...

European buckthorn — an invasive shrub that chokes out native species — has nearly been eradicated from a riverside park in Winnipeg. Content. Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help.

October’s Weed of the Month is a widespread, woody, understory shrub or tree called common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Native to Europe and Asia, it was introduced to North America as an ...

An invasive shrub is threatening the eastern white pine, a popular tree in the forest products industry, University of New Hampshire researchers said. Skip to content. NOWCAST News 9 Tonight.

New research, published in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture illuminates the untapped potential of the shrub sea buckthorn as a rich source of natural antioxidants in North America.