"I grew up drinking juice made from them." Gardener makes disappointing realization about beloved fruit plant: 'Would also be a possible federal crime' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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 ...

Sea buckthorn, often called the ‘wonder berry,’ is a nutrient-packed plant that has been cherished for centuries for its remarkable health benefits. Extracted from the berries, leaves and ...

Editor Al Friedges hates buckthorn. As parks supervisor for the city of Prior Lake, Friedges deals with buckthorn far more than he’d like to. He estimates his seasonal staff ...

It is in fact extracted from the berries, leaves and seeds of the sea buckthorn plant, which is a small shrub that grows across northern Europe and some parts of Asia. Identified by its small ...

A branched shrub of sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) is a valuable medicinal plant. Its harvest season usually falls in late August, September and October. After harvesting, the berries can be ...

Sea buckthorn berries are quite tart, sort of like sour orange with hints of mango or pineapple. The berries ripen between August and December and can be found in many coastal areas. If you are ...

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 ...

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 ...