The photos show a dedicated effort at clearing the barren buckthorn shrubs in the middle of winter. Many commenters applauded the park ranger's effort. "I don't know about anyone else, but I've ...

Despite the problems the cold can cause for farmers, gardeners, and homeowners, a cold winter can be a welcome event from a pest management perspective.

Managers interested in applying this technique should plan to seed native species in the early spring following fall or winter buckthorn removal and treat resprouting buckthorn the following summer.

The city of Minnetonka’s natural resources staff are reminding residents that late March and early April can be a great time to control invasive woody plants, like buckthorn and non-native ...

Sloes can be shaken off the bush and onto a fabric – the shrub has no leaves in winter, only fruits ... A branched shrub of sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) is a valuable medicinal plant. Its ...

Common buckthorn, a woody shrub/small tree in the Rhamnaceae family ... bird-dispersed drupes that are persistent through winter small, clustered flowers are green-yellow and have four petals Note: ...

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 ...