Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	12
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Layer	Vines
Growth	Fast
Uses
Utility	Animal feed, Hedgerow, Wind breaker, Wildlife habitat
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves
Medicinal	True
Warning	Weed potential
Names
Alternate name	Preferred common name: asiatic bittersweet other english: asian bittersweet; chinese bittersweet; japanese bittersweet; oriental bittersweet germany: baumwürger, rundblättriger japan: tsuru-ume-mo-doki new zealand: climbing spindleberry usa: round-leaved bittersweet others: baiwanye, man she teng, nobaktonggul
German name	true
Taxonomy
Family	Celastraceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Amur, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin
Introduced into	Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ukraine, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Created: 2020-08-11 16:09:43 UTC
Last updated: 2024-02-03 00:19:58 UTC by permabot

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