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 ...

Ticks are a fact of life in much of the country. Removing these fast-growing invasive plants is tough, but it could help reduce the local tick population.

Because of its dense thickets and long growing season, ornamental common buckthorn was once seen as a prime choice for windbreaks, hedgerows and wildlife habitats. “Unfortunately, it was overly ...

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 ...

People fight buckthorn with everything. They cut them with chain saws, yank out the seedlings, douse stumps with Roundup, imprison them under coffee cans and shovel out the roots. They sic goats on ...

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 ...

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 ...

WINONA, Minn. — LaVern Fritz is sure his farm, like so many other areas in Minnesota, has buckthorn. "I know it’s there," he said. Fritz attended a workshop hosted by University of Minnesota Extension ...

EAGLE, Wisconsin (WISN) -- Roses and buckthorn have thorns, but one is a sign of love while the other is an invasive species in southeast Wisconsin. Waukesha County Land Conservancy is hoping to turn ...