For years, we have removed every buckthorn shrub that crept onto our property, but recently this invasive species has gotten out of hand. This fall, we found several that were taller than us and ...

Q: Can you please explain how to distinguish common buckthorn (which is invasive) from alderleaf buckthorn (which I see is listed as a desirable native plant)? The Seek app can distinguish them but it ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. -- Nancy Hughes remembers when she buckthorn. The brushy shrub has invaded near the creek that runs through the 200-acre Vandegrift family farm. It's in the ravines and near the ...

What do these plants have in common: Callery pear trees, barberry shrubs and yellow flag iris? Sure, they’re all pretty in bloom. But more ominously, they are all invasive plants. These are among ...

Q: Do you know what berry this is? Is it bird-friendly? It's growing in our shelter belt. - Nola Storm, Fargo A: From the photo it looks like it's the large tree-like shrub called common buckthorn, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Landscape experts are experimenting with chemicals and bugs in an effort get rid of stubborn buckthorn — a pesky, nonnative shrub that crowds out other plants and prevents new growth of ...

Because of its dense thickets and long growing season, ornamental common buckthorn was once seen as a prime choice for windbreaks, hedgerows and wildlife habitats. “Unfortunately, it was overly ...

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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.

Faced with a rampaging invasive plant species, Billings, Montana, is paying plant removal experts to remove the plants. The plan is good news for Billings homeowners, as they can now get their ...