Dwarf burning bush / Euonymus Alatus 'Compactus'

Compact Winged Burning Bush

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'

Height: 7 feet

Spread: 7 feet

Sunlight: full sun partial shade full shade

Hardiness Zone: 4a

Other Names: Winged Euonymus, Burningbush

Description:

A spectacular and compact garden shrub which turns a luminous florescent pink color in fall, very showy; a shapely mounded growth habit and interesting corky wings on the branches; a very popular and adaptable landscape plant

Ornamental Features

Compact Winged 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 add an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Compact Winged Burning Bush is a dense 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.

Compact Winged Burning Bush is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Accent
Mass Planting
Hedges/Screening
General Garden Use