Bittersweet. Laudholm Farms (Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm Farms), Wells, Maine, November 2025 — Bittersweet is native to China, Korea, and Japan and is considered invasive in Maine and the eastern US. We have bittersweet vines in the back yard that have to predate our house…they are close to 8 inches in diameter at ground level and the flowering and fruiting parts are 40 feet up in a tall pine tree. These vines were along the trail at Laudholm, and though fruiting season is really past, there were still a few berries clinging in their yellow shells. They have their beauty, even though I know they are not friendly to our native plants. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 70mm. Aperture f10 for depth of field (my macro modifications). Processed in Lightroom for iPad (which I am giving another try).