Thanks to all who responded to my photo of the bittersweet vine. After further review of the vine/tree itself and careful reading of all of the input from my friends I have concluded that the confusion over whether it's an Oriental Bittersweet or an American Bittersweet can be blamed on both me and mother nature. First, the photo I sent was really not a very good representation. That's my bad. But Mother Nature my also be partly to blame. According to Google "It is expected that Oriental Bittersweet might hybridize with native bittersweet." So it's possible we have an Ameriental or an Orientican Bittersweet and everyone is right. Sort of. --George Kolbenschlg