There are several kinds of trees in the Skiatook area that have thorns. This note describes four of them. Black locust, Callery pear, chittamwood and Osage orange.

Q: Three years ago we bought a tree at a farmers market called a Devil’s Thorn Tree. It was about 2 feet tall and covered in thorns — the leaves, branches and bark all have thorns. It has ...

Attractive berries are the main feature of the Carolina buckthorn. If you want birds in your yard, this might be a good addition. Attractive berries are the main feature of the Carolina buckthorn.

The thorns on pyracantha make it a good shrub for bird nesting, as the armament deters cats and humans who might be intent on finding a way through the thicket of branches. But the shrub is out-done ...

While these plants are good for intruder-proofing your yard, they might not be ideal in homes with young children or pets ...

Holly and ivy have been traditional Christmas decorations since at least the fifteenth century. Evergreen Holly, sometimes referred to as “Christ's thorn," has carried a Christian symbolism ...

Fittingly, a new tree was planted in September 2022 in Glastonbury, with shoots taken from the vandalized thorn. Whereas the previous tree was planted to honor Queen Elizabeth, who died Sept. 8 ...

The whistling thorn trees and the acacia ants had a steady, mutualistic relationship and supported each other for many years. Then – an invasive ant disturbed their relationship, setting off a ...