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Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus
Burning Bush is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 15-20 ft × 8-12 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, green and red blooms in spring. It attracts bees and songbirds, stands up well to black walnut, compaction and drought.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-20 ft × 8-12 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Compaction, Drought, Erosion
- Watch out for
- Invasive in some areas, Spreads weedily
- Toxic to
- People, Children
- Native to
- Northeastern Asia to Middle China
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