Burning Bush
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Posted: Feb/24/2008 8:10 PM PST
Anyone have a Euonymus alatus compactus (Burning Bush)? I read it almost never needs clipping but if we needed to prune it back or shape it... would the wood show? I can't tell from the pictures I have seen so far if the leaves are all over the branch or if the leaves are around the tip of branches only. |
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Posted: Feb/28/2008 11:52 AM PST
I don't know about your side of the country but here it's a deciduous shrub. For 3 weeks (more or less) in the fall it looks good. 'Compactus' - This selection is a standard in the nursery trade and one of the most common landscape plants. The mature size is smaller than the species, but the plant still is large and may grow to 10' tall. The wings on the stems are much reduced, and this may be the origin of the cultivar name. Fall color and fruiting are as per the species. The use of this plant in the landscape can be monotonous, though it is a reliable performer. Attachments:   |
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Posted: Feb/29/2008 9:07 PM PST
Thank you told2b! 
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Posted: Apr/20/2008 7:26 AM PST
I would also like to know when is the best time to prune this shrub |
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Posted: Apr/20/2008 4:58 PM PST
Well someone correct me if I'm wrong, but since it's not known for it's fruit, I prune it whenever it looks leggy or out of shape - in zone 5 that's usually summer/late summer. My bush is lush and growing like a weed. I may have to really keep it trimmed hard because I planted it where it can't grow into a 10' monster! |
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Posted: Apr/21/2008 10:07 PM PST
I'm glad you posted about 'Burning Bush.' We have the full size one, and it seems pretty healthy, but it has never turned red in the fall. I just gave it some Plant Tone the other day, maybe it just needed a boost. Or maybe there's a type that just stays green? It does get good afternoon sun. |
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Posted: May/04/2008 11:56 PM PST
Wow! Didn't know there are so many replies to this post! I thought it was history!   I'll read up some more on the subject. I stopped reading about it after we decided to plant plumbagos (sp?) at my parents place. Maybe I'll plant one just to try it out. Depends on the price of course. Don't want to pay lots of $$$$ just to test it out. BUT, It really is beautiful. Not sure how it will do in Cali, though. I'll update if I get one.
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Posted: May/05/2008 5:21 PM PST
I was asking someone at the nursery the other day about mine, trying to figure out why it won't "burn" in the fall (turn red). In the course of our discussion, she said to refrain from pampering it too much...doesn't like a lot of fertilization and special care. |
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Posted: May/13/2008 12:27 PM PST
I have a whole bunch of very mature burning bushes that I know haven't been pruned in at least 10 years. They are probably about 8 feet tall and grow in a very rounded shape. They have just started to get leaves in the past 2 weeks (I'm in northern Massachusetts) and do turn a very lovely red in the fall. The particular shrubs I have must have been thriving on neglect because the previous owners of my house didn't do a thing to them. |
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Posted: May/14/2008 4:32 AM PST
I suspect sun has a lot to do with the 'burn', because mine has ended up getting less sun than I had initially thought and it has never turned red, unfortunately. It is also a young bush, 5-6 years old, so maybe age has something to do with it?? This pic is from 06 and is about as red as my BB gets (it's in back along the fence) (ignor the first 2 photos - I can't seem to delete them!) Attachments:    |
