Learn the distinguishing characteristics to help you accurately identify the invasive common (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) shrubs.
Quick comment to applaud your concise but comprehensive overview of common and glossy buckthorn. Very helpful in teaching volunteers how to identify and remove it at the Westmoor Arboretum.
I found a glossy buckthorn on my property. It took me quite a while to find mention of the berries emerging as green. You are the first one that I have found that states, green to red to black. THANK YOU!
Thanks for a concise presentation. This was the first of a few buckthorn vids I watched to clarify that the "thorns" are merely the ends of broken off twigs. The glossy buckthorn I pulled recently formed a dense root mat completely filling about 100 sq ft of thin soil over rocks near a shoreline. TH-cams said buckthorn roots don't get big so its easy to pull. I'm thinking they meant the roots don't get deep cuz they sure can get big.
This is so weird, so I live in NE Ohio and I'm falling into a habit of Trees. Ecology and ID and all that but I'm a novice. I know (and when it counts) pull Glossy VERY often but sometimes it's a entire forest/thicket of only them and some rare very tall natives, it's just sad. I can't ID or have (unlikely) never seen European but hey are supposed to be even more common.
Quick comment to applaud your concise but comprehensive overview of common and glossy buckthorn. Very helpful in teaching volunteers how to identify and remove it at the Westmoor Arboretum.
I found a glossy buckthorn on my property. It took me quite a while to find mention of the berries emerging as green. You are the first one that I have found that states, green to red to black. THANK YOU!
Mid July mine are green still.
Thanks for a concise presentation. This was the first of a few buckthorn vids I watched to clarify that the "thorns" are merely the ends of broken off twigs. The glossy buckthorn I pulled recently formed a dense root mat completely filling about 100 sq ft of thin soil over rocks near a shoreline. TH-cams said buckthorn roots don't get big so its easy to pull. I'm thinking they meant the roots don't get deep cuz they sure can get big.
Outstanding…luckily my trees are still very small and easy to remove.
Excellent presentation. Are both of these considered Alder Buckthorn?
But what about Carolina Buckthorn? That is native. How can I tell the invasive Buckthorns from the native?
Is this the same tree ? and should i remove them , picture : ibb.co/RTDgjTm
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This is so weird, so I live in NE Ohio and I'm falling into a habit of Trees. Ecology and ID and all that but I'm a novice. I know (and when it counts) pull Glossy VERY often but sometimes it's a entire forest/thicket of only them and some rare very tall natives, it's just sad. I can't ID or have (unlikely) never seen European but hey are supposed to be even more common.