Glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula L. or Frangula alnus Mill.) is a tall shrub to small tree, native to Eurasia and North Africa, which can invade both wetland and upland sites in northeastern and ...

Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is also known as European buckthorn, Hart’s thorn, waythorn and Rhineberry and is one of three invasive species of buckthorn that can be found in Illinois. A ...

Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is a plant we love to hate. We burn it, pull it, wrench it out of the ground and smother it. When crown rust infects it, we cheer on the fungus. And still, ...

Q. I heard buckthorn is an invasive plant. I want to remove it from my yard, but then what do I do with it? I don't want the seeds to germinate. A. Buckthorn is a native to Europe and western Asia and ...

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, ...

Q: I have a large shrub border consisting of 10 to 12 foot tall plants that have dark purple to jet black fruit and dark green, glossy leaves, which stay on the shrubs well into November, when other ...

In the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) forest microbiology lab, a dozen clear glass flasks agitate on a shaker. Each contains small, saffron-yellow gelatinous balls—solid ...

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 ...