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American Bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

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Grows in Zones 2-8

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American Bittersweet Details:

Plant Facts

Mature Spread	15 to 20 feet
Soil Type	Widely Adaptable
Moisture	Widely Adaptable
Mature Form	Climbing
Growth Rate	Slow
Sun Exposure	Full sun to partial shade
Flower Color	N/A
Fall Color	N/A
Flowering Date	N/A
Foliage Color	Green
Zones	2-8

The American Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, is a most adaptable vine, with orange and red berries that retain color when cut and dried in fall. It needs both male and female plant to produce the beautiful fruit, only the female plants will produce fruit. Plants are unsexed. The small greenish-white flowers are produced in June in short clusters. During the fall season bittersweet vines put on a display few other plants can rival, with fruit that is a round, orange-yellow capsule which opens, disclosing the scarlet-colored seed pod. The foliage turns a beautiful bright yellow. It likes partial to full sun, but does best fruit in full sun, and prefers lean soils with regular moisture.