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11/12/99

Euonymus alatus--Winged Burning Bush, Burning Bush


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Height: 18 ft Spread: 18 ft Form: (Vis. 6) rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Fruit: Red and orange

Comments: Burning Bush has an outstanding red fall color.
The plant is shade tolerant but has inferior fall color
and reduced density in shade. Burning Bush transplants
easily and may be sheared. The corky wings (Vis. 8) on the
twigs hold winter snow, outlining the branch structure. The
orange and red fruit (Vis. 7) is ornamental if produced in
quantity, but plants vary in the amount of fruit they
produce. Burning Bush is a favorite winter food of
rabbits and mice.

Cultivars:
'Bailey Select' - Plants 8 feet tall, good winter
hardiness.
'Compact Selection' - Intermediate in growth between E.
alatus and E. alatus compactus. Large wings on stems
and branches with small red fruit.
'Compactus' - A more compact form (Vis. 1) of the species
only reaching a height of 8 to 10 feet (Vis. 2).
'Compactus Cole's Select' - A still more compact form
reaching a height of from 6 to 8 feet.
'Monstrosus' - Larger wings on twigs.
'Nordine' - A compact, rounded cultivar reaching a
height and spread of about 10 feet. The leaves and
the wings on twigs are slightly larger than the
species. Reported to branch lower to the ground.
'October Glory' - A compact form with brilliant red
fall color and reaching a height of 6 to 8 feet.
'Phellomanus' - The heavy production of cork adds winter
interest, plants 10 feet tall.
'Select' (Fire Ball TM) - An improved 'Compactus' with
better winter hardiness (Vis. 3).
'Synnestvedt' - Plants 10 feet tall, branched close to
the ground.
'Timber Creek' (Chicago Fire(R) ) - A Chicagoland Grows
selection noted for hardiness, mahogany-red current
seasons growth, bright red (Vis. 4) fall color, and
abundant, long-lasting fruit (Vis. 5).

References for Cultivars: Chicagoland Grows Inc. 1994,
Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Weston Nurseries 1999, Princeton
Nurseries 1999, Bailey Nurseries 1999, Lake County Nursery
1999, J. Frank Schmidt and Son 1999, Monrovia Nursery
Company 1997, Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Wayside Garden
1996, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999,
Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee Farms
1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999,
Carlton Plants 1999.


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