PlantFiles: Burning Bush, Cork Bush, Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus

I am a little wary of this bush because I live in the woods and don't want to spread an invasive bush around. We have lived here going on 4 years and have never seen any signs of it being invasive, however, I just noticed the fruit this year. It could have been there last year and I didn't notice it. The birds are reported to love these fruits and that is how it is spread. I imagine if we pick the fruits off before the birds eat them, that would help control it? The leaves are just starting to turn and are beautiful.

I WISH the people who built my house 50 years ago had used DWARF instead of huge. These boys are BIG!!! They are planted between the paved driveway and the house, NO place for seedlings to sprout, and I've never seen one. But we are constantly needing to cut it back, hack it off, butcher it to make way for parked cars, people entering the house, etc. I guess the color is lovely for a short while - it's just starting to turn in September. DO NOT use this for a foundation planting - it may look nice in three years, but in thirteen years it will have taken over the house. We're, sadly, not the types to prune reasonable amounts once a year; we prune drastically every 2 - 3 years, and with this shrub, we're losing.

Declared an invasive species by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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And other states
I dug mine up, and all the little seedlings in my yard, the neighbor's yard, and the woods next to them.

S. W, WA- ZONE 7-B . I have 2 burning bushes planted south westerly on my property. they are on either side of a "Blue Girl" Holly. in fall and winter they show off and compliment the dark green leaves and berries of the Holly

I love this Bush, I have 2 of them in my side Garden they are wonderful.
Nice color of green in the warm parts of the year and when it gets cooler they turn a flame red and are Beautiful.

Beautiful Fall color here that lasts well into December. I like these bushes trained to a single trunk and as a stand alone plant. They make a dramatic statement every Autumn.

The berries are eaten by songbirds and the branches are used for cover and nests.

I've seen a few in the wild, but they don't seem invasive in this area. Care should be taken to pull seedlings out of your beds though..

I have had great success with my Burning Bush,mine is the Dwarf version. I have had it for 4 years now, planted from Gallon size pot.(now 2 1/2ft.) I have never found it evasive. The only problem I've ever had was Aphids(one year only). Last Fall was the best year for it's red colour, Lots of sunshine. Entered in 2 pictures
I live in Kimberley, BC Zone3 and they survive the cold winters just fine.

This shrub has grown to over 10 feet in height and spans 40 yards long (it's at least 30 years old). I am concerned this summer as I have noticed that certain parts have lost foliage. They have dried up and fallen off. I do not know if this is related to insects or disease. I have treated with Liquid Sevin. I live in New Jersey.

I live in the NE zone 6 and find this plant to be very easily controlled with simple pruning. It does need more sun to turn the red color it is known for, but even in green it is lovely.

This shrub has been identified as an invasive alien in the eastern part of the US. It is prized in the landscape for its brilliant autumn foliage and fruit, but local weather conditions often prevent a good color from forming or persisting.