Birds eat Oriental bittersweet berries, which helps spread this invasive vine. — Adobe Stock Unfortunately, by the time the vines are old enough to produce their easily recognizable orange and ...

Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a vine originally native to eastern Asia, including Japan, China and the Korean peninsula. Early American nurserymen brought the plant to the United ...

Yes, bittersweet looks pretty sweet when dressed in its autumnal red-and-gold berries, which around here ripen in October and November. The berried branches do make sweet Halloween and ...

Oriental bittersweet is often difficult to get rid of, and it's hard to protect your yard and trees from this invasive vine once it has established itself. The vines can get very big and become ...

In Massachusetts it is prohibited to import, propagate, or to sell or purchase, as of Jan.1, 2006. Although it is colorful with fruit that begins as green to a yellow capsule and ripens as fall ...

Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a vine originally native to eastern Asia, including Japan, China and the Korean peninsula. Early American nurserymen brought the plant to the United ...

A woody vine with many bright orange berries popping out of yellow seed capsules, Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a serious invasive plant that threatens native forests. (Deborah J ...

Ask the Gardener: This bittersweet ending is long overdue Tips for ridding your property of invasive vines. Plus, what to do in your garden this month.

QWe have a bittersweet vine growing up a big tree; every year it gets bigger so it is growing nicely. But the problem is as soon as it blossoms something eats the flower and all that is left is ...