How does one identify the Bush Honeysuckle?

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Honeysuckles are "erect shrubs and usually branch multiple times from the base and can spread up to 15 feet. Their bark is tan to light brown and their leaves are smooth-edged and pointed. Their fruit is small, red, and abundant



Bush honeysuckle flowers in spring. Flowers are white at first, but start turning yellow after a day or two



Bush honeysuckle berries in fall – look for plants with red berries in your backyard



Bush honeysuckle leafs before most native plants in spring, and keeps its leaves long into fall.. so the best times to identify them are Spring and Fall