You have plenty of reasons to get rid of Oriental bittersweet, but removing this fast-growing vine is easier said than done.

Oriental bittersweet, which is native to China and Japan, is easily confused with American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens), a native plant that is not invasive.

Oriental bittersweet is not to be confused with another type of the plant called American bittersweet, which is a native plant that isn’t harmful to the environment here and doesn’t prefer to ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, we’re going to introduce you to a native Indiana vine that has a strong association with fall decorations, and that’s American Bittersweet. Learn how to tell the ...

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 ...

For retired teacher and school superintendent Russel Ross, thoughts of childhood in the small town of Carrollton, Illinois, are nothing but wonderful, yet there are bittersweet memories too.