American Bittersweet Vine Seeds PKT

Description

American Bittersweet Vine Seeds PKT
Moonshine Designs Nursery
American Bittersweet Vine Seeds
Celastrus Scandens
Celastrus is derived from an ancient Greek name
Scandens refers to its climbing habit.
This is one of our specialties!
A must for crafts & great for the birds!
Native American Vine!
Celastrus scandens
Some other common names.—climbing bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, fevertwig, fever-twitch, staff tree, climbing staff tree, staff vine, waxwork, Roxbury waxwork, yellowroot, climbing orange-root, Jacob's-ladder.
American bittersweet is a
native
woody and shrubby climber.  Often found growing over trees or fences. It has smooth thin leaves 2 to 4 inches long and about half as wide. The small greenish-white  flowers are produced in June in short clusters. The fruit is a round, orange-yellow capsule which opens in autumn, disclosing the scarlet-colored seed pod. The seed capsules remain on the plant well into the cold season and provide food for birds in the winter.  Fruits are eaten by songbirds, ruffed grouse, pheasants, bobwhite and squirrel.  Old fruits are eaten as survival foods by many birds and animals in late winter.   Fruits should NOT be eaten by humans.  While not extremely toxic, they will "clean you out at both ends".  The bunches of twisted branchlets, loaded with fruit, are very decorative and the plant is disappearing in many places because of the ruthless methods of market pickers.  Our stock is
not from the wild!!
We have selected 'stock' plants which grow on site here and have chosen the best over the years for the most desirable characteristics.
NOTE THAT THIS IS NATIVE AMERICAN BITTERSWEET.  IT IS NOT THE INVASIVE CHINESE VARIETY THAT IS BANNED IN MANY STATES!!!
Way back in the dark and mysterious past, many shepherds hung bittersweet around the necks of those sheep which were suspected to be under the evil eye.  I don't think it is really necessary myself.  Save this bit of lore for your next trivia game.
Uses
& Culture
Often planted as an ornamental vine for the showy fruits. A good climber on trellises, arbors, porches. Fast growing. Decorative berries and twisted vines make interesting projects.
You will need
both male and female
plants to produce berries!  Seeds produce both sexes by Nature.  Note that we CANNOT sex seeds!!!
Light: Partial to full sun. Best fruit in full sun.
Soil Moisture: Dry to moist.
Soil pH: Acid to neutral.
Hardy to zone 4a and some say zone 3.  I have seen Bittersweet growing wild in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Makes great fall and winter decorations.  Vines tend to twist around each other  and may be used for wreaths and other craft projects!
American Bittersweet:  (
Celastrus scandens )
Pak of 25 seeds.
Germination:  80%  Method:  cut.  Stratification required for germination.
WARRANTY
: Seeds:   All seeds are guaranteed to be of the variety and type specified on the package.  Aside from this, seeds are sold without any other warranty, express or implied, of any kind and in no case shall Moonshine Designs be liable for more than the original purchase price the seeds.  Since we cannot control climate and planting conditions, no other warranty is expressed or implied.
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