Which Bittersweet?

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Oriental or American?

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Thank you Jay, great insight
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Thanks Jordon. Ok I dug one up but there are are few more in the wood that are small and at ground level. Is there an herbicide (used responsibly) that I can spray directly on it to kill it? Round up maybe?
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Oftentimes, if seed has set, it will mature. You probably should try to remove as much as possible.
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Also, I can’t find a close up of the American bittersweet with the thorns; it would be nice to know the difference. Any close up pics would help.
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One way to tell the difference is the location of flowers and fruit on the vine, with American at vine ends only and Asian in leaf axils.

https://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/weedcontrol/noxiouslist/orientalbittersweet/bittersweetdiffs

That said, in my area of central NH I have only ever seen the Asian type.
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Thanks babs, good points. Either way I got rid of it

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