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 ...

However, the plant creates a threat of choking out diversity in its non-native ecosystem. The bush honeysuckle produces red berries that are slightly poisonous. Glossy buckthorn (Frangula anlnus)—The ...

There are some small trees mixed in with the trees and shrubs along the back of my yard. Their leaves are staying green much ...

Common buckthorn, the most widely-found variety, has glossy green leaves with noticeable ... and there’s a small thorn at the ...

There are many nasty actors in our forests. Two of the worst are buckthorn and autumn olive. Both hail from Europe and were introduced as ornamentals in the 1800s. Autumn olive was once also promoted ...