School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Euonymus alatus |
Pronunciation: | you-ON-ih-mus eh-LAY-tu |
Common Name: | burning bush, winged euonymus, winged burning bush |
Family Name: | Celastraceae |
Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Shrub 4-angled, corky 'winged' shoots, (alatus means winged); leaves oblanceolate, toothed, dark green, mostly opposite (rarely alternate); fruit capsule, reddish-purple, orange arils. |
Course(s): | AARB 1012, HORT 1155, Level 1 Apprenticeship, CLT Training |
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Propagation: | Seed, Greenwood cuttings |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low |
Pest Susceptibility: | Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mites, Nematodes, Scale insects, ( Drought resistant ) |
Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (ONE) Overpass North side East : 491 (PPL) Pine PLanting : 235 Location Map |