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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000311
11/12/99

Celastrus scandens--American Bittersweet


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: spreading
Type: deciduous vine
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Fruit: Orange and red (Vis. 3).

Comments: American Bittersweet (Vis. 1) has glossy green
summer foliage (Vis. 2) followed by orange and red fruits.
The vine can girdle and kill live plants used for support.
Both male and female vines must be grown if you want fruits.
The plant appears to adapt to difficult sites.

Cultivars:
'Indian Brave' - Male plant.
'Indian Maiden' - Female Plant.
'Swtazam' (Sweet Tangerine TM) - A self-pollinating
cultivar.

References for Cultivars: Lake County Nursery 1999, Midwest
Groundcovers 1999.


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