Bernadette - a little more info?

bittersweet can actually be one of three different species. One is endangered, one is a plant pest - and one is a nightshade and quite poisonous.

Celastrus scendens, native to eastern and Midwestern North America.... on many states endangered species list.

Celastrus orbiculatus, an Asian, imported, invasive cousin

Solanum dulcamara another import to North America and a member of the nightshade family

Oh, I'm sorry. It is the American Bittersweet or false bittersweet, the one that's endangered. They say that the invasive oriental one is much easier to propagate by seed, but where I've looked they make no mention of how to plant the seed of the American Bittersweet, so I am looking to you guys and gals for some help.

Thank you!

Celastrus scandens (typo above, sorry :)) - cleaned seed, stratify (provide moist chill) 3 to 6 months @ 39F, move to 70F for germ.