Common buckthorn and glossy buckthorn retain their leaves well into late fall, so now is a good time to identify and control this invasive shrub. Buckthorn out-competes native plants, degrades ...

A Lake Zurich-based volunteer group launched a buckthorn bounty program to give local homeowners incentives to eliminate the invasive buckthorn tree. Despite the efforts of municipalities and ...

Dear Master Gardener: I’m looking for projects I can do during this weird snowless winter. Is this a good time to remove buckthorn? Answer: Yes, winter can be an excellent time to go after your ...

Buckthorn is very invasive and is a noxious weed in Minnesota that takes work to eradicate. Of note, not all buckthorn plants have berries.

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 ...

The Lake County Forest Preserves are at war. It’s a conflict with frontlines across the county, likely invisible to most residents who don’t know about the infestation that plagues the landscape: ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAPE NEDDICK — Help eradicate alien invaders! Come learn about the "early detection and rapid response" philosophy and how to identify the prolific Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and Glossy ...

The buckthorn blight seems never-ending for large swaths of northern U.S. forests, including Minnesota which has labeled the shrub noxious since 1999. While the species has been gaining strength since ...

Many have questions about the serious buckthorn problem. This is the time of year when it’s easy to identify buckthorn and determine how large the problem really is. In early November, most other ...