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Euonymus alatus
Also called Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Winged Spindle, Winged Burning Bush, Winged Spindletree, Oriental Spindle Tree, Winged Spindle Tree
Burning bush is a deciduous ornamental shrub, native to China, Japan and Korea, grown for its brilliant red autumn foliage and pink-orange fruit. It tolerates a wide range of conditions, but it has become invasive in parts of North America, so check local rules before planting.
Euonymus alatus, known variously as burning bush, winged euonymus, winged spindle, and winged spindle-tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea.
It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its bright pink or orange fruit and attractive autumn color: The common name "burning bush" refers to its bright red autumn color. The cultivars 'Compactus' and 'Fire Ball' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Euonymus alatus′s native distribution extends from northeastern Asia to central China. Besides central and eastern China, Euonymus alatus also appears in Korea, in Japan, and on the island of Sakhalin in Russia. In its native areas, it occurs in forests, woodlands, and scrublands from sea level to an elevation of 8,900 ft (2,700 m).
Generally cultivated for its ornamental qualities, attraction to wildlife, and ability to adapt to urban and suburban environments, the shrub commonly is used in foundation planting, hedges, and along highways and commercial strips. Sales across the United States are in the tens of millions of dollars every year.
Burningbush · Fleshy Flowered Spindle Tree · Euonymus cornutus · Spindle · Winter creeper · Hamilton's spindletree · Japanese spindletree · Large Leaved Spindle · Korean Spindle Tree · Corktree · Siberian Spindletree
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euonymus alatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
