Buckthorn Attack on Native Plants
Welcome to Buckthorn Project
Buckthorn Attack on Native Plants
About Us
Glossy Buckthorn
Glossy Buckthorn
Glossy Buckthorn
Common Buckthorn
Glossy Buckthorn
Glossy Buckthorn
Glossy Buckthorn
Mission Statement
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 created to combat Buckthorn, the invasive plant species, by establishing control methods, conducting research, and providing educational programs to increase public awareness about the invasive plant, Buckthorn.
Buckthorn's Attack on Native Plants
For thousands of years, native plants have adapted and developed together in the unique climate, soil, and environmental conditions in Wisconsin and other areas. Native plants, birds, insects, and wildlife in general also adapted to the environmental conditions of these areas to form balanced ecosystems. Within the ecosystem, wildlife species rely on the native plants for food, shelter, and a reproductive environment. All species play critical roles in the continued life of the balanced ecosystem.
When non-native, invasive plants like Buckthorn infest a natural area or environment they consume and destroy the space intended for native plants and wildlife as such, buckthorn is an invasive plant which is defined as a plant not native to the ecosystem and causes economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Buckthorn plants are extremely aggressive and completely replace the native shrub layer or understory that grows beneath the mature trees in the forest. Buckthorn plants have caused serious ecological and economic threats to Wisconsin’s forest resources, including tree mortality, reduction in growth, poor regeneration, and damage to wildlife areas. Each year areas of Wisconsin’s private and public lands are overtaken by Buckthorn plants.
Buckthorn Seedlings