My 3-year-old strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) flowered and produced these beautiful fruits for the first time this year! Also known as hearts-a-burstin’, this unique native shrub is ant- and fly-pollinated and produces eye-catching fruits in the fall. It is apparently a favorite plant for deer, so you’ll have to fence it in if you have deer issues. In my area, it’s pretty tough to find the plant in the wild because it will often be browsed to death or out-competed by invasives. It supports

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Burning bush (Euonymus alatus), also called winged euonymus, can take over natural habitats and even regular yards, outcompeting native plants and the wildlife that depend on them. These things are invasive in 21 states. It’s a real bummer because they are really beautiful in the fall.I planted a fothergilla in one area and a male and female winterberry (to get the berries) in the other. Other alternatives for beautiful fall color include blueberry, chokeberry, Virginia sweetspire and fragrant s

Burning bush (Euonymus alatus), also called winged euonymus, can take over natural habitats and even regular yards, outcompeting native plants and the wildlife that depend on them. They spread mainly by the berries but they also drop their seeds and can spread around and near the plant. It’s a bummer these things are so invasive (in 21 states!) because they are beautiful in the fall. Alternative native varieties for beautiful fall color include fothergilla (pictured in the video), blueberry, cho

Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) is an invasive plant where I live, as well as many other states. Whether something is called invasive or not is up to each state or country. They spread by seed dropping and berries. I’ve heard from a bunch of people that they don’t seem to spread in their yard but they have a tendency to spread farther afield. They also expand by tunneling their roots nearby. If you aren’t prepared to get rid of yours I can totally relate. Maybe one day!We just removed ours last f

general Alatus falling in