Extension educator Kathy Zuzek has written an informative article about the Japanese barberry. The plant is considered a nuisance now because it reproduces so rapidly. Avoid planting this bush in your ...

The Japanese barberry bush has become a significant ecological threat to our forests and contributes to the spread of infectious diseases. Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is a dense, ...

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TRAVERSE CITY — Local environmental officials have a thorn in their side — literally. A popular decorative shrub called Japanese barberry comes with sharp thorns and dense foliage, often in shades of ...

The Japanese barberry bush may be pretty to look at, but state officials say it’s a nursery for ticks. The prickly shrub also spreads quickly, choking out native plants. “It’s very pretty this time of ...

Editor's note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Ages ago, when I first got started in education, I worked at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. One of the many research projects I helped educate others about involved experiments on how ...

Q: Is this a mushroom growing on the tree trunk, and how can we get rid of it? — Sandy Rodriguez. “Trees, especially older trees, will sometimes have mushrooms growing directly on the trunk, which are ...