Oriental bittersweet is invasive, not holiday favorite

Q: I see bittersweet vines and berries used in decorating this time of year. Can we grow bittersweet here? -- Bonnie Kilpatrick Enlarge photo Walter Reeves, Special Despite the pretty berries, Oriental bittersweet can be invasive in the landscape. A: After I described how to propagate invasive Chinese privet in a recent column, I had to invent a self-flagellation machine to do penance. I’m not about to recommend you plant this equally encroaching vine. Oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, has pretty berries but it climbs over everything that...