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 ...

University of Minnesota researchers are studying the use of fungi as a tool to control invasive buckthorn, a problematic species that crowds out native plants and persistently degrades forests in the ...

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 ...

As gardeners get antsy to start planting, a Lake Zurich-based conservation group is offering a “buckthorn bounty” to homeowners who clear their landscapes of the tenacious invader. After transforming ...

Are all trees good for wildlife? The answer is no. There is an invasive, non-native shrub on many Scott County properties called buckthorn that actually produces fruit that has a cathartic ...

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 ...

Collectively, Chicago region forest preserves, including those in Lake and Cook counties, spend more than $1 million annually to eradicate buckthorn and honeysuckle, two of the area’s most invasive ...