Burning Bush Hedge

Flame-Red Foliage in Fall.

Burning bush hedge. Its leaves are emerald green when they emerge in spring. A hedge planting the shrubs roughly in a. Burning Bush is an ornamental shrub that turns fiery red in the fall.

It has invasive traits that enable it to spread aggressively. Burning bush varieties such as the dwarf burning bush Euonymus alatus Compactus. Plant your Burning Bush in an area that receives full to partial sunlight 4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day on average.

Offering dramatic colour and texture through the seasons Burning Bush is a longtime favourite among landscapers for planting along foundations walkways and property boundaries. Dig an inwardly angling hole three to five times the width of the shrubs root ball at soil level and twice its width at the base. To maintain deep green foliage and support steady growth and overall health of the plant feed Burning Bush in spring with a slow-release shrub tree food preferably one containing iron andor sulfur.

Burning Bushes make great borders and hedges for both small and large properties. Its corky bark and winged twigs provide structure and visual interest in the winter. I have noticed all the burning bushs in my neighborhood are still brown with dead leaves.

Apart if you choose them for your border. 3 growing seasons later we stopped back to see how the Burning Bush hedge was doing that we severely cutback. First introduced to the United States in 1860 burning bush was a nursery staple by the early 1900s.

It is currently under observation and may be. Consider planting the burning bush as a hedge for ultimate impact or in front of larger evergreen shrubs. But they also make for a wondrous focal point as a stand alone shrub.