This isn't very pretty, but I want you to see the other side of Bittersweet.  All those vines growing up into the trees are bittersweet.  Pretty aggressive.  The berries are kinda fun, but the vines can choke out everything in their path.  

 

They are not parasitic in the sense that they extract energy from the nearby trees.  They just strangle the trees and steal the sunlight that the trees need for their nourishment.  They do create some interesting swirl patterns on the trunks of the trees.  

Remember Mark's walking stick? 

 

So I guess the plan is to keep a few, and control the overgrowth.  I'm glad there's none growing up my trees. 

 

 

HAPPY FALL!!!