Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) was first brought to Minnesota from Europe in the mid-1800s as a very popular hedging material.
Pikeville is a city in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2000 census. It is also the county seat of Bledsoe County. Pikeville is located at 35Â°36â²27â³N 85Â°11â²29â³W / 35.6075Â°N 85.19139Â°W / 35.6075; -85.19139 (35.607470, -85.191340). The city is situated in the northern half of the Sequatchie Valley, a deep fertile valley that presents as a large rupture in the southern Cumberland Plateau.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city covers a total land area of 15.4 square miles (40 km 2), all land. As of March 2009, Pikeville set its new city limits to be 0.3 mile from its county line. This significantly affected the city of Coal Run Village, which was previously on the city limit of Pikeville.