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American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

Pods Split at Frost, Reveal Red Berries

  (5 customer reviews)



Orange seedpods, scarlet fruit—handsome trained to fence or trellis. Both male and female plants provided for proper fruit production. Climbs to 20 ft. Potted. Zones 3-8.
Not available in CT, MA, NC, NH and VT.

This item will ship in fall 2012.
If our fall shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following fall.

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Product Details
Zones: 3 - 8
Height: 20 ft
Spacing: 6-8 ft
Depth: plant at same depth as in nursery
Spread: 20 ft
Sun/Shade: full-part sun
Color: yellowish-white
Foliage: deep green, glossy foliage,turning yellowish-green in fall
Blooms: June
Comments: GROWTH: VINE WILL GROW 12 INCHES PER YEAR. RED AND YELLOW BERRIES. PH: 6.0-6.5
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American Bittersweet Ships In The Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK CT GU HI MA MN NC NH PR VT

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 -  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
DANGER!!!
Reviewed By: elizabeth (boston, MA)
This is A TERRIBLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT THAT WILL ESCAPE WITH UNDERGROUND RHIZOMES AND SEEDS AND KILLS ENTIRE TREES AND HUGE AREAS ARE DESTROYED OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS DUE TO ITS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH! IT CANT BE KILLED OR PULLED OUT COMPKLETELY ONCE IT GETS GOING!! DO NOT AID IN THIS VIRULENT PLANT SPREADING!! READ ABOUT THIS PRETTY BUT DESTRUCTIVE PLANT ONLINE!! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET RID OF!!ALSO VERY POISONOUS!

 -  Monday, September 20, 2010
Native versus Invasive
Reviewed By: Debbie Maurer (Grayslake, Illinois)
American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) produces berries and fruits only at the end of the branches (terminally), while the Asian Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) produces fruit all along the branches, in multiple clusters. Based on the photo, this plant appears to be the Asian Bittersweet, which is very invasive and problematic throughout the eastern US and Midwest, especially when it escapes into native woodlands.

 -  Monday, September 13, 2010
Good vine
Reviewed By: Kathy (Kokomo, IN)
The Asian bittersweet is virulent! American bittersweet is NOT. It grows easily and is beautiful and vigorous. It needs a male to pollinate it. No boy, no berries. I'm in zone 5.


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American Bittersweet
69589 - 2 plants per offer.
Price:Each - $14.99
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American Bittersweet
Pods Split at Frost, Reveal Red Berries

  (5 customer reviews)

Buying Options
American Bittersweet
69589 - 2 plants per offer.
Price:Each - $14.99
Quantity:

Orange seedpods, scarlet fruit—handsome trained to fence or trellis. Both male and female plants provided for proper fruit production. Climbs to 20 ft. Potted. Zones 3-8.
Not available in CT, MA, NC, NH and VT.

This item will ship in fall 2012.
If our fall shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following fall.


Product Details
Zones: 3 - 8
Height: 20 ft
Spacing: 6-8 ft
Depth: plant at same depth as in nursery
Spread: 20 ft
Sun/Shade: full-part sun
Color: yellowish-white
Foliage: deep green, glossy foliage,turning yellowish-green in fall
Blooms: June
Comments: GROWTH: VINE WILL GROW 12 INCHES PER YEAR. RED AND YELLOW BERRIES. PH: 6.0-6.5
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
American Bittersweet Ships In The Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK CT GU HI MA MN NC NH PR VT

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers

Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating 

 -  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
DANGER!!!
Reviewed By: elizabeth (boston, MA)
This is A TERRIBLE DESTRUCTIVE PLANT THAT WILL ESCAPE WITH UNDERGROUND RHIZOMES AND SEEDS AND KILLS ENTIRE TREES AND HUGE AREAS ARE DESTROYED OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS DUE TO ITS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH! IT CANT BE KILLED OR PULLED OUT COMPKLETELY ONCE IT GETS GOING!! DO NOT AID IN THIS VIRULENT PLANT SPREADING!! READ ABOUT THIS PRETTY BUT DESTRUCTIVE PLANT ONLINE!! IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET RID OF!!ALSO VERY POISONOUS!

 -  Monday, September 20, 2010
Native versus Invasive
Reviewed By: Debbie Maurer (Grayslake, Illinois)
American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) produces berries and fruits only at the end of the branches (terminally), while the Asian Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) produces fruit all along the branches, in multiple clusters. Based on the photo, this plant appears to be the Asian Bittersweet, which is very invasive and problematic throughout the eastern US and Midwest, especially when it escapes into native woodlands.

 -  Monday, September 13, 2010
Good vine
Reviewed By: Kathy (Kokomo, IN)
The Asian bittersweet is virulent! American bittersweet is NOT. It grows easily and is beautiful and vigorous. It needs a male to pollinate it. No boy, no berries. I'm in zone 5.


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