Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus

 

Form: mid-sized shrub with many stems; rounded unless trimmed
Text Box: Form: mid-sized shrub with many stems; rounded unless trimmed

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Bark: gray; splitting to reveal lighter inner bark; may appear striped
Text Box: Bark: gray; splitting to reveal lighter inner bark; may appear striped

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Twig: brownish green with conspicuous ridges; red-brown sharp buds

 
Text Box: Twig: brownish green with conspicuous ridges; red-brown sharp buds  

Leaf:  simple, opposite, 1 ½ to 3 inches long; oval to elliptical; finely serrated margin; thin; green above, slightly duller below; turns bright red in autumn
Text Box: Leaf:  simple, opposite, 1 ½ to 3 inches long; oval to elliptical; finely serrated margin; thin; green above, slightly duller below; turns bright red in autumn

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Fruit: ¼ to 1/3 inch red capsule opening to reveal orange structure inside; ripens in early fall
Text Box: Fruit: ¼ to 1/3 inch red capsule opening to reveal orange structure inside; ripens in early fall

 

Flower: appear in June; pale yellow-green; ½ in across appearing in clusters of 3
Text Box: Flower: appear in June; pale yellow-green; ½ in across appearing in clusters of 3

 

Habitat: nonnative; introduced from Asia; may out compete native species if it escapes from cultivation
Text Box: Habitat: nonnative; introduced from Asia; may out compete native species if it escapes from cultivation

 

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