Where to get bittersweet

Wonderful sense of accomplishment and then fun and fellowship together. American Bittersweet a native is a beautiful vine that is not invasive,very slow growing and large clusters of berries. If people would ask their Nursery to. Need one male to every 3 female plants. Would like to order some but where do I get it. When should it be planted? You said One male to three female plants?

Agree that using or growing oriental bittersweet is completely irresponsible. Adorning fences, gates and even doors offers opportunities for birds to spread the berries, and for the berries to drop onto the ground. Here in Connecticut, it is illegal for florists to sell bittersweet or use it in arrangements. American bittersweet is not invasive, but hard to find. Here in Lubec it has not become an issue but several years ago I planted both female and male native bittersweet.

I was told it would never grow here. Seven years later it is strong and alive. It also has some berries but not quite as profuse. We have the invasive bittersweet. I try to cut the new vines in early spring. My husband had to use his chainsaw on some of them! We live in northern New Hampshire. There are areas near me where the forest is entirely engulfed by this vine. I have seen what this vine can do. Here in PA it is beginning to overtake some of the trees near an area I was fishing.

The vines are 60 to 75 feet or more up into the tall trees. Some spots look like something out of a Tarzan movie, lol. They do make interesting walking sticks, however. I had found one spiraled around a sapling, which had been girdled by it, and had died. I cut it, and made a spiraled walking stick out of it. I have had it for about 20 years. The vine I have is not the Bittersweet variety; but I just want to thank you for confirming what I wanted to do with my vine.

I think it is Creeping Myrtle. At first I thought it was a tree twisted by a vine and I cut it and brought it home. Upon further inspection I found it was a vine and was tightly wound around a tiny sapling.

I will dry it and see if I can make it into a walking stick. Where it is tightly wound, it looks like a large coiled snake. Thanks for the suggestion. This should be fun! Apparently big difference between the invasive oriental bittersweet and that native American bittersweet which is endangered. I have the oriental and am trying my best to tear it out everywhere it pops up. Plan to use poison on the survivors this summer as they start to blossom. If you have the native species you might consider just managing and constraining it to a fence or trellis etc.

Ortho Brush-b-Gon, painted on the cut stem. I made the mistake of letting bittersweet grow on top of a hedge row of diabolo nine bark. The bittersweet has almost smothered the ninebark out. At this point i am not sure i can save the nine bark. At one point is it impossible to save the ninebark. I have learned my lesson on bittersweet. To late in Champaign Illinois.

Great photos of bittersweet. Heaven help us if we dropped some on the carpet and left stains. Click here to cancel reply. Name required. Email will not be published required.

Remember Me This setting should only be used on your home or work computer. Easily growing 15 feet in a year, it can ascend to the top of a foot tree and engulf all but the topmost branches.

Bird feast on the red seeds, pooping them out in every direction to start new bittersweet vines. New vines also sprout as suckers growing from the wide-spreading roots. Entire woods and gardens are smothered. Christmas becomes bittersweet indeed. Oriental bittersweet has been declared a noxious, invasive weed in many parts of the eastern U.

Nonetheless, I won't delude myself into thinking my warning will deter any holiday decorators from going ahead with their misguided plans. In that case, may I make a simple suggestion? Work soil around the roots, firm well and water thoroughly. Winter Care: No winter care needed. Shipped: 1 YR. Spread varies according to growing conditions. When will my order ship? No-Risk Guarantee Order with complete confidence. No Risk Guarantee Opens a dialog Gardening resources Questions?

Ask Us! Sign up for Newsletter Email. All rights reserved. Email me when this item is available! Oops, there seems to be an error, please re-enter your email address. Thank You! Fruits are eaten by songbirds, ruffed grouse, pheasants, bobwhite and squirrel. Old fruits are eaten as survival foods by many birds and animals in late winter. Fruits should NOT be eaten by humans.

Bunches of twisted branchlets, loaded with fruit, are very decorative and the plant is disappearing in many places because of the ruthless methods of market pickers. Our stock is not from the wild!! Way back in the dark and mysterious past, many shepherds hung bittersweet around the necks of those sheep which were suspected to be under the evil eye. Save this bit of lore for your next trivia game. Often planted as an ornamental vine for the showy fruits.

A good climber on trellises, arbors, porches. Fast growing. Decorative berries and twisted vines make interesting projects. You will need both male and female plants to produce berries!

MUST be planted within 30 feet of each other. American Bittersweet, sexed plants. We do NOT offer any of the foreign invasive types.