Additionally, these berries are toxic, so it may be best to avoid them if you have young children. Hardy in zones 5 through 9, American holly can be an ideal privet alternative.

Tree Privet is evergreen with strong smelling white flowers which appear from January to March and dark purple-black berries. It has glossy, dark green leaves on top which are paler green ...

Chinese privet covers more than 1 million acres in Alabama, but some groups are working to push back.

Birds, especially robins and bluebirds, fed heavily on Chinese privet berries during the hard subzero freeze and snow event. The berries of the invasive Chinese privet are low in nutrition for ...

The berries of these shrubs are distributed by birds, and when they arrive in your lawn, they sprout up easily and spread fast. Burning is one eco-friendly option for removing Chinese privet.

Species like spotted lanternflies, zebra mussels and wild pigs are popping up around the commonwealth. Here's how to handle ...

Researchers have found a way to increase quantities of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds extracted from privet trees, a relative of the olive tree. The corresponding study was published in ...

FAYETTEVILLE-- Fayetteville residents will receive a free native tree or shrub in exchange for removing invasive plants from their property.

A coroner criticized the “illogical” decision to not warn the public of the poisonous yew tree berries after a 14-year-old boy died during a walk through Fletcher Moss Park in Manchester, England.

Some trees and shrubs are at their best in fall, from the human or bird point of view. It’s a great time to go to nurseries to see what plants look like this month, and notice what berries or ...

Neal said privet berries don't carry much nourishment for birds. Much better are the blue-ish berries of the eastern red cedar trees found all over the region. Robins love them, Neal said.