It was impossible to identified until it flowered. Seems a cherry or any other prunus.
by Greenish Jan 6, 2003 11:44 AM
Rhamnus cathartica bark.
by Greenish Jan 6, 2003 11:47 AM
Rhamnus cathartica seedlings
by Equilibrium Sep 18, 2004 11:03 AM
The shiny black berries of this rather invasive plant
by Todd_Boland Dec 1, 2004 11:52 AM
European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
by Equilibrium Sep 12, 2005 10:57 PM
berries (as of July), leaves, and terminal pseudo-thorn.
by PFSchaffner Aug 1, 2013 6:09 PM
I found one patch of Common Buckthorn in se PA unfortunately
by Rickwebb Jan 14, 2015 7:11 PM
Foliage and fruit in ne IL in August 2014
by Rickwebb Jan 14, 2015 7:11 PM
one shrub invaded a shrub border in northeast ILLinois in a park, shot in July 2016
by Rickwebb Aug 15, 2016 11:28 AM
foliage and developing green berries, later black, in late July 2016 in northeast ILLinois
by Rickwebb Aug 15, 2016 11:28 AM