Of the thousands of native plants and trees that most Americans and nearly all Minnesotans can plant in their yards, one species towers above the rest. To do the most good for the most things, and ...

Ebert and her team work to gather seeds of native Minnesota trees — like white pines, spruces, oaks and maples — and use them to reforest parts of Minnesota that had previously been forested.

Minnesota researchers find that native plants can beat buckthorn on their own turf. Virginia wildrye and other thatchy grasses can kill off young buckthorn before it takes over a woods.

MINNESOTA, USA — The dry September is a far cry from the record rain the state had to start the summer and that has caused stress on Minnesota's trees. Experts say trees are having a difficult ...