This undated image shows Charlie's Golden autumn olive in New Paltz, New York. Autumn olive has been used to re-clothe ground trashed by extensive construction projects or mine spoils. The roots even ...

Autumn olive is a small, woody tree known for invading open prairies, disturbed areas, and woodland edges. It houses nitrogen fixing bacteria on its roots, allowing for rapid growth and colonization, ...

I wasn’t aware of the abundance of autumn olive shrubs along the roadside to my church until one of the members brought it to my attention. After doing research, I learned how invasive autumn olive ...

As we progress toward national invasive species awareness week Feb. 20-26, I thought I’d highlight a few invasive species we’re dealing with here in northeastern Indiana over the next few weeks. One ...

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds, if not thousands, of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems ...

Editor's Note: The Journal Gazette/Times-Courier are partnering with the Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District to share information about woody invasive species. The goal of Partnership ...

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a non-native invasive shrub from Asia that is increasingly problematic in much of the U.S. Midwest. Much of the competitiveness of autumn olive is due to its ...

Depending on where you live, this time of year can be especially fruitful for foragers. Wild mushrooms are often bountiful, nuts are ready to harvest, fennel seeds can be gathered, and wild grapes may ...

It’s true that autumn olives (Elaeagnus umbellata) are invasive, originating from East Asia, but there is no doubt about it: They are too numerous to wipe out at this point and are here to stay! Any ...

Fall is "fruiting time" for many trees and shrubs in the landscape – crabapples, hollies, dogwoods, nut trees and viburnum, for example. But few plants produce fruit so profusely as the Autumn Olive ...

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems.

Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered tightly along the thin stems.