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 ...

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 ...

According to new research from the University of Minnesota, buckthorn managers have long overestimated the plant, and in doing so, have given the invasive tree a significant advantage in spreading ...

After a killing frost, remove dead plant debris from annual and vegetable beds. Sanitation is especially important if you have had disease problems in your planting beds. Remove all diseased foliage ...

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 ...

I would like to see an article on the eradication of buckthorn, which was placed on the noxious plant list back in the 1980s. I have worked on buckthorn eradication in New Ulm for over 10 years and ...

A Lake Zurich-based volunteer group launched a buckthorn bounty program to give local homeowners incentives to eliminate the invasive buckthorn tree. Despite the efforts of municipalities and ...

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 ...

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 ...

He didn’t say which species of buckthorn — there are three. The common, or purging, buckthorn is a native Irish shrub that can grow 10 metres tall. It is common on lime-rich soils in the Midlands and, ...

According to new research from the University of Minnesota, buckthorn managers have long overestimated the plant, and in doing so, have given the invasive tree a significant advantage in spreading ...