I also pull small bittersweet vines when they are still ... The same is true of porcelain berry, a newer invasive vine with small, pale blue berries — another bad actor that wants to take ...

"Almost every berry that a bird will eat because ... The invasive plant Asiatic bittersweet sends out an aggressive climbing vine that can help it grow wildly out of control along roadsides ...

Apparently, the bittersweet is the worse ... the bright red is probably the highlight of this berry. Don’t let the vine deceive you, it is a killer! The vine itself grows up on anything it can find, ...

For some people, like myself, this vine can sometimes cause severe allergic reactions, like a painful rash (similar to poison ivy). I have to deal with Oriental bittersweet frequently as a ...

Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a vine originally native to eastern ... where it was promoted for its rapid growth, attractive berry clusters and prolific fruiting ability.

The plant in question is the invasive Asiatic bittersweet, a deciduous vine that has been found at locations around the Adirondacks by the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP).

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In Winona County, there’s an Asian vine that likes to strangle its victims to death. It’s invasive. It’s aggressive. And there’s nothing bittersweet about it. Besides the name, that is.

Originally planted in the U.S. as an ornamental vine in the 1800s, Asiatic bittersweet is now widespread in the northeast, choking trees and out-competing native plants. As the climate warms ...