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.
Geography, Topography, and History. The Township of Pike is located along the eastern border of the County, just north of center. The Township is bound by Susquehanna County to the east, Stevens Township to the south, Herrick Township to the southwest, Orwell Township to the northwest, and Warren Township to the north.