Many late-ripening fruits, previously hidden by foliage, become obvious when the leaves fall. They provide winter food for birds and small mammals, and the seeds they contain are designed to pass ...

It's found all around New England, an aggressive climbing vine that grows wildly out of control along roadsides, can topple trees and take over entire woodlots. Asiatic bittersweet (not to be confused ...

A few times while out hunting, still in my teens, I came across a plant that I’d never seen before. It was vine-like and had red berries with a yellowish type sheath split open around the berry. I was ...

A few times while out hunting while still in my teens, I came across a plant that I’d never seen before. It was vine-like and had red berries with a yellowish sheath spilt open around the berry. I was ...

Gardeners hoping to celebrate the beauty of American bittersweet -- a native vine that produces orange berries in the fall and is used for wreaths -- may be unwittingly buying an invasive bittersweet ...

Oriental bittersweet has fast-growing vines that develop red berries covered with a yellow calyx in autumn. - Karel Bock/Shutterstock Of the many different invasive vines that trouble American ...

Looking bleak out there, but a few colorful things remain. One of the fall plants that remain colorful are bittersweet vines. These vines like the warning on fall clematis, can become invasive.

On a walk in the woods or in a decorative autumn-themed wreath, you may spot a bunch of bright orange berries popping out of yellow seed capsules. “If you do, that’s bad news,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Gardeners hoping to celebrate the beauty of American bittersweet - a native vine that produces orange berries in the fall and is used for wreaths - may be unwittingly buying an ...