I just moved into a new home and need to get rid of buckthorn trees that seem to have gotten a foothold in my new garden. What is a good strategy to deal with this pesky weed? Common buckthorn grows ...

You might have noticed a dense hedge, large shrub or small tree in your yard. Does it have glossy, broad green leaves that open early in spring? It might be buckthorn, one of the most troublesome ...

ALBERT LEA, Minn. -- Nancy Hughes remembers when she buckthorn. The brushy shrub has invaded near the creek that runs through the 200-acre Vandegrift family farm. It's in the ravines and near the ...

With Halloween only a few days away, the 4-inch scratch that bloodied my forehead almost looked planned. When I saw my mom that same weekend, she looked at my shins and asked if I had been in a cat ...

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 ...

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 ...

We have some property in the northeastern part of Madison County and I have this small tree growing over much of the area with these red to black seeds. I know that you talk a lot about invasive ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Greg Cleary’s saw rose and fell on the side of the road. When he finished hacking down a cluster of buckthorn trees, he marked a blue circle on the stumps’ growth rings with what ...