November’s Weed of the Month, Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), is a woody vine with colorful red fruit. It was brought to North America from the Asia and used as an ornamental plant. The ...

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 ...

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.

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. Winona County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pretty orange berries on the Oriental bittersweet disguise its identity as an invasive species in the Bridge Valley Nature Reserve ...

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 ...

Have you seen the beautiful strangler lurking in our neighborhoods? Is he perhaps haunting your backyard right now? The destroyer I`m referring to is one that stealthily scrambles up trees at the edge ...

Have you seen the beautiful strangler lurking in our neighborhoods? Is he perhaps haunting your backyard right now? The destroyer I`m referring to is one that stealthily scrambles up trees at the edge ...

Of the many different invasive vines that trouble American gardeners, Oriental bittersweet, also known as round leaf ...

On a walk in the woods or in a decorative autumn-themed wreath, you may spot a bunch of bright orange berries popping out of yellow seed capsules. “If you do, that’s bad news,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

Have you seen the beautiful strangler lurking in our neighborhoods? Is he perhaps haunting your backyard right now? The destroyer I'm referring to is one that stealthily scrambles up trees at the edge ...