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Fire Ball® Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus 'Select'
Height: 6 feet
Spread: 6 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a
Other Names: Winged Euonymus, Burningbush
Brand: Proven Winners
Description:
A choice compact garden shrub which turns a brilliant reddish pink color in fall; attractive mounded growth habit and interesting corky wings on the branches; a very adaptable and versatile plant, wonderful in the foundation garden
Ornamental Features
Fire Ball® Burning Bush has rich green deciduous foliage on a plant with a round habit of growth. The pointy leaves turn an outstanding cherry red in the fall. It produces red capsules from early to late fall. The warty brown bark and harvest gold branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.
Landscape Attributes
Fire Ball® Burning Bush is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Fire Ball® Burning Bush is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Fire Ball® Burning Bush will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
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