Celastrus scandens ~ American Bittersweet-ServeScape
Celastrus scandens ~ American Bittersweet-ServeScape
Celastrus scandens ~ American Bittersweet-ServeScape
Celastrus scandens ~ American Bittersweet-ServeScape

Celastrus scandens

American Bittersweet

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

American Bittersweet is a native deciduous twining vine with serrated yellow-green foliage and is known for its showy red fall berries.  Small greenish white to yellow flowers bloom in clusters in late spring, and if the female flowers are pollinated will give way to orange-yellow fruits in summer.  The fruits split in fall revealing scarlet berry-like seeds that persist in winter.  Fruits best in full sun and moist well-drained soil.  American Bittersweet has separate male and female plants, both are needed to fruit.  While the fruit is favored by birds, they are toxic to other wildlife.

Type: 

Vine

Origins:

C. and E. North America; GA Native

Height: 

15' - 20’

Spread: 

3’ - 6’

Spacing: 

4.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Yellow

Season of Interest: 

SpringFallYear-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious disease or pest problems.   Euonymus scale and two-marked treehoppers may cause significant damage in some areas.  Prune as needed in late winter or early spring.  

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group PlantingsBordersWoodland GardenRock GardensFoundational Plantings, Walls and Trellises.

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IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCelastrus scandens kz2CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, Bittersweet (3) IllustratedjcCelastrus scandens - GöttingenCC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by Maja DumatBaumwürger (Celastrus scandens)

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

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