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Home & Garden >> Burning Bushes Do Well In Newtown Township, PA |
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2006-02-20
| William James
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Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus)
A deciduous shrub from the Staff-Tree Family (Celastraceae)
The burning bush grows well in most areas of Newtown
Township,Bucks County Pa. Burning Bush, a non-native species
from China and Korea, has escaped from the ornamental plantings
into urban and rural areas. It travels by way of its seed. This
plant is found in forests and brushy areas. This vase-shaped
shrub has great red fall foliage, which glows for weeks in early
to mid-autumn. Burning Bushes can be sheared into hedges or
globes in landscape plantings. Hedges from burning bushes can be
very dense giving good screening even in the winter. If left
unpruned, the compact form of Burning Bush will grow to about 12
feet tall and 15 feet wide, and the winged form will grow to
about 15 feet tall and 20 feet wide. In our area it propagates
naturally in shaded areas. We obtain some of our stock from
seedlings we gather from a small farm cemetery on our property.
It even regrows after transplanting from the empty holes where
roots are exposed. Burning Bush is adaptable to a variety of
soil conditions. Fertile to sterile, organic to clay, acidic to
alkaline, rocky to sandy this plant proves its strenght. It does
not like wet soils, but does well in dry soils. Its small
fiberous roots are near the surface and responds well to root
pruning. Balling and burlapping this shrub does little damage
for the plant can take abuse and recover quickly. If you have a
brown thumb, then this plant is for you. You can see more of
Bill's planting tips and articles at http://www.seedlingsrus.com
or http://www.zone5trees.com
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