Like so many plants that became pests, oriental bittersweet was intentionally introduced in the 1860s in the U.S. — another proof, if we need it, that messing with Mother Nature rarely works out how ...

Almost like something out of a horror movie, the slender vines of celastrus orbiculatus, aka Oriental bittersweet, are reaching out in all directions this time of the year, trying to grasp anything ...

Oriental bittersweet has fast-growing vines that develop red berries covered with a yellow calyx in autumn. - Karel Bock/Shutterstock Of the many different invasive vines that trouble American ...

Forests and parks across Indiana are being smothered by oriental bittersweet, according to IndyStar. This invasive plant is a fast-growing vine that's threatening trees, native plants, and wildlife.

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 Thanksgiving ...

Q. What can you tell me about bittersweet? I love to use it in holiday arrangements, but I have been told by some friends it is an invasive plant. A. There are two kinds of bittersweet – one is a ...

Winona County, Minnesota Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota Extension will hold a workshop Thursday, Oct. 9, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 22333 Pleasant Ridge Road, Winona, to teach ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Gardeners hoping to celebrate the beauty of American bittersweet - a native vine that produces orange berries in the fall and is used for wreaths - may be unwittingly buying an ...

Of the many different invasive vines that trouble American gardeners, Oriental bittersweet, also known as round leaf bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), is one of the worst. Not only is it ...