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 ...

Ticks are among the most dangerous pests you can get in your yard, and one highly invasive shrub may be giving them all the ...

DURHAM — If Tom Lee was a superhero, glossy buckthorn would be his personal arch nemesis. For decades, the researcher with the N.H. Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire ...

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 ...

WINONA, Minn. — LaVern Fritz is sure his farm, like so many other areas in Minnesota, has buckthorn. "I know it’s there," he said. Fritz attended a workshop hosted by University of Minnesota Extension ...

The other day I received an email from my one and only reader. She asked me to write an article on the invasive plant called buckthorn and why it is considered a problem for us in Michigan. I have ...

MOORHEAD — Volunteers will be pruning back a non-native species of buckthorn in Moorhead on Tuesday, May 16, in an attempt to keep the invasive species at bay. Starting at 10 a.m., volunteers will ...

While spring gardening might not be foremost on residents’ minds during a snowstorm, the state announced Friday it will ban plant sales of certain pampas grasses and two varieties of buckthorn. The ...