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Euonymus alatus - Winged Euonymus
Family Celastraceae
Botanical Name Euonymus alatus
Common Name Winged Euonymus, Burning Bush
Size 4 - 10' tall with similar spread for 'Compactus'
Hardiness Zone 4 - 8(9)
Culture Very adaptable and durable; perhaps too much- may become weedy.
Ornamental Value Outstanding, bright red fall color; few disease problems.
Landscape Use Use as a hedge, in groupings, borders, as a screen, or specimen.
Key Identifying Characteristics Corky stems, opposite to subopposite, simple, elliptic, finely serrate foliage.
Notable Cultivars 'Compactus'
Campus Location Ag: Brehm, AgVet
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