Botanical name: Euonymus alatus
All Common Names: Burning bush; burningbush; burning-bush; winged euonymus
Family (English): Staff tree
Family (Botanic): Celastraceae
        Tree or Plant Type: Shrub
        Foliage: Deciduous (seasonally loses leaves)
        Native Locale: Non-native
        Landscape Uses: Hedge, Massing, Mixed border, Screen, Shade tree, Specimen, Windbreak
        Size Range: Large shrub (more than 8 feet), Medium shrub (5-8 feet)
Mature Height: 15 to 20 feet high
Mature Width: 15 to 20 feet wide
        Light Exposure: Full sun (6 hrs direct light daily), Partial sun/shade (4-6 hrs light daily)
        Hardiness Zones: Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
        Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained soil
        Acid Soils: Tolerant
        Alkaline Soils: Prefers
        Salt Spray: Tolerant
        Soil Salt: Tolerant
        Drought Conditions: Intolerant
        Poor Drainage: Intolerant
        Season of Interest: Early fall, Mid fall
        Flower Color & Fragrance: Inconspicuous
        Shape or Form: Broad, Multi-stemmed, Oval, Round
        Growth Rate: Slow
More Information:
Tree & Plant Care
A popular dense, rounded shrub because of the bright red fall color.
Tolerant of wide range of soil pH, best in full sun but tolerant of shade.
Well drained soil a must.
Because of invasive tendencies, burning bush is not recommended.
Disease, pests, and problems
Scale, root rots in wet soils, spider mites
Disease, pest, and problem resistance
Tolerant of black walnut toxcitity.
Native geographic location and habitat
Northeastern Asia to central China