Euonymus alatus

burning bush - Blazing fall color has made burning bush a popular landscape standard, still widely available at garden centers. This compact, branching shrub with distinctive, corky winglike structures on the stems and small branches is happy in sun or shade and often planted along highway corridors. The plant’s abundant fruits attract birds that disperse the seeds widely. Once established, burning bush spreads readily into forests and open spaces where its almost impenetrable, mat-like root system and dense tangle of branches give it a competitive advantage. Highbush blueberry, similar in size, requirements, and bright foliage, and with fruit that attracts humans as well as other wildlife, is an excellent garden and landscape replacement for burning bush. [image: (c) New England Wild Flower Society/ Christopher Mattrick]

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