Burning Bush - invasive?
 

I was thinking that a spot in my yard would be just right for a dwarf
burning bush, right by my yellow garden shed. That would look pretty
nice in the fall.

However, I've been hearing that Euonymus Alatus, aka winged euonymus
aka burning bush, is an invasive species in the mid-Atlantic! Trying
to get good information is sometimes difficult, most of what I read
about the plant is positive, and they are in yards and landscapes all
over the area, so I thought I'd post the question here.

What's the scoop? Is it a bad idea to plant a burning bush in South
Jersey?

Swyck

Burning Bush - invasive?
 

To my knowledge it is not on the invasice species list, not have I seen it
take over planting areas. This is Eunymous Alatus compacta.

Dave

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I was thinking that a spot in my yard would be just right for a dwarf
burning bush, right by my yellow garden shed. That would look pretty
nice in the fall.

However, I've been hearing that Euonymus Alatus, aka winged euonymus
aka burning bush, is an invasive species in the mid-Atlantic! Trying
to get good information is sometimes difficult, most of what I read
about the plant is positive, and they are in yards and landscapes all
over the area, so I thought I'd post the question here.

What's the scoop? Is it a bad idea to plant a burning bush in South
Jersey?

Swyck

Burning Bush - invasive?
 

It only invades Iraq, so far.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Burning Bush - invasive?
 

wrote in message
...
I was thinking that a spot in my yard would be just right for a dwarf
burning bush, right by my yellow garden shed. That would look pretty
nice in the fall.

However, I've been hearing that Euonymus Alatus, aka winged euonymus
aka burning bush, is an invasive species in the mid-Atlantic! Trying
to get good information is sometimes difficult, most of what I read
about the plant is positive, and they are in yards and landscapes all
over the area, so I thought I'd post the question here.

What's the scoop? Is it a bad idea to plant a burning bush in South
Jersey?

They aren't invasive in Ohio. Since you can see them in yards all around
you, you should believe your eyes instead of what people tell you. Some
euonymus are quite vigorous and can overwhelm a small area. The burning
bush tends to form a compact upright shrub with a distinctive shape. There
is a hedge of them around our community pool that have been there for about
14 years. They are about 8 feet high by about 3-4 feet wide.