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Bittersweet vine a big crop of horrors Invasive species, fed by development, is strangling yards and woods
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Oriental bittersweet: Spreads aggressively and overgrows anything;
its weight can fell trees during storms. Description: A climbing
woody vine; its round leaves with pointed tips turn yellow in fall
and stay on plant after other species have dropped their leaves;
yellow seed capsules split upon ripening, revealing red berries
inside.60 ft. How tall a vine can sprout from one bright orange
Oriental bittersweet berry.9 ft. How deep the vine's roots can
extend.1919 When the vine, which originated in Asia, was first
reported in Massachusetts; it has infested as much as 70 percent of ...
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