Euonymus alatus
Burning bush · also Winged euonymus, Winged spindle, Winged spindle-tree
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This popular ornamental tree is known for its bright red autumn foliage, showy pink or orange fruits with bright orange arils, and often strikingly furrowed bark. It produces inconspicuous yellow flowers and slender branches. While attractive, its leaves and fruits are slightly toxic if ingested, and it can be susceptible to various pests like scale insects and aphids.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3130.42%—1.6 in
- 2310.10%—3.1 in
- 340.01%—3.9 in
- 230.01%—3.5 in
- 130.01%2.8 yr49 in
- 120.00%—2.8 in
- 60.00%—3.0 in
- 50.00%23 yr17 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.6 in, mean 2.7 in, 90th percentile 3.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Euonymus in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
