The Bittersweet Challenge
Date:
05/18/2012
Contributor:
Laurie Sanders
Dateline:
Northampton, MA Download here
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Alison Bell and Lincoln Fish with Bell's award winning Bittersweet specimen
Oriental Bittersweet is a classic case of an ornamental plant gone bad. Until recently, horticulturists sang its praises: -- the red and orange berried vine could grow almost anywhere... and they have! Strangling, damaging and even killing trees along the way. There are few options for controlling it. but as Laurie Sanders reports, one forester is getting competitive about killing the vine, and trying to have some fun at the same time.
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