Home on the Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Grange Hall in North Pole. The topic this week is “Invasive Species,” particularly the popular ornamental chokecherry tree. Both Prunus padus, ...

Q: We have had our chokecherry tree for three years. It has been growing and doing great. This year, the branches are bare for the most part. However, new leaves are starting to appear from the trunk.

On Monday, another step was taken in the long process of weeding out popular but invasive chokecherry trees on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Seven chokecherry trees (Prunus ...

It’s a beast. It’s a bully. And its time is up, forest experts and community members say. The ornamental chokecherry tree, invasive in Alaska, has gotten so bad in some areas that the state used grant ...

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A group of Williston students made history Monday when their yearlong efforts on behalf of the chokecherry came to a fruitful end. On a 92-1 vote, the North Dakota House agreed to make the chokecherry ...

During these days of stay at home COVID-19 guidelines, we have had plenty of time to enjoy our backyard, flowers, trees, and birds. It is good to find something positive to focus on throughout these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chokecherry berries darken to deep purple by September, just as its leaves are beginning to turn shades of gold and orange. Those ...

Despite today's Arctic temperatures, I feel winter beginning to ease her grip. I'm looking forward to the spring thaw, rushing water leaping and dancing down the prairie hills and coulees. I'll soon ...