There are many nasty actors in our forests. Two of the worst are buckthorn and autumn olive. Both hail from Europe and were introduced as ornamentals in the 1800s. Autumn olive was once also promoted ...

This plant can be confused with native cherries like pin cherry and chokecherry. Note that cherries will have two black spots (glands) on the leaf petiole (stem) near the base of the leaf and ...

Answer: There is a good chance that it’s non-native buckthorn, and you should get rid of it. Buckthorn is very invasive and ...