Oriental bittersweet is a vigorous, woody, deciduous climber with rounded mid-green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. It bears small green flowers in summer and axillary clusters of bead-like red berries with contrasting yellow casings in the fall.
Oriental Bittersweet
Scientific name: Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
Common names: Oriental bittersweet, Asiatic bittersweet, round-leaved bittersweet, Oriental staff vine, climbing spindle berry ...
DESCRIPTION: Oriental bittersweet is a deciduous, woody, perennial vine in the staff-tree family (Celastraceae), which sometimes occurs as a trailing shrub.
Oriental bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus 'Diana' (female) or 'Hercules' (male), Zone 4
'Moonlight' Japanese hydrangea vine
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight', Zone 5 ...
Alternate name:
Oriental Bittersweet
Family:
Celastraceae, Staff Tree view all from this family ...
Though more vigorous, reaching 30 to 40 feet, Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet) bears fruit along the stems, half-hidden while leaves remain.
Celastrus orbiculatus
Chinese Bittersweet, Oriental Bittersweet
Celastraceae ...
 See also: Bittersweet, Green, Vine, Orange, May
  
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