
- Nov 1, 2020
Python Vine
Asiatic (Oriental) Bittersweet AKA Python Vine or Round-leaved Bittersweet is a monster. This woody vine is an east Asia native that has been in the U.S. since about the Civil War. But, like so many of our 100 or so (and counting) invasive exotic plant species, there was considerable lag time between introduction, naturalization and becoming a widespread ecological problem. Python Vine became an issue in the northeast states first but its monsterous behavior is now on display