Glossy buckthorn, a small, woody tree from the Rhamnaceae family, is an understory invasive that produces large amounts of seeds and outcompetes many native species. It’s also both sun and shade ...

Glossy buckthorn is a fast-growing shrub that is exotic and invasive in North America. It can form a dense, persistent layer ...

Here’s how to identify it and kill it. Common buckthorn, the most widely-found variety, has glossy green leaves with noticeable leaf veins. Its trunk is gray and smooth when young, and there’s ...