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An old movie (thus grainy with music but no other sound) of uprooting a big Buckthorn tree using a Bobcat tractor. Also some photos of the roots, leaves, fruit and bark of the Common Buckthorn (one of two kinds of Buckthorn). Buckthorn is an invasive plant that can take over huge areas. The fruit shown is green because it was Spring. Later in the year they turn black. Birds eat the berries, but. oddly, it gives them diarrhea so they poop the seeds all over. Identifying Buckthorn can be tricky and you don't wanna chop down a "good" tree. Search for "identify buckthorn" and there's scads of info. The songs are my own, so I guess it's ok to use them. If confronted, I'll claim I gave me permission.