1. BOTANICAL NAME
EUONYMUS ALATUS

3. PRONUNCIATION
you - ON - i - mus

4. COMMON NAME
Winged Euonymus

6. FAMILY
Celastraceae

7. CLASSIFICATION
Shrub

8. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

9. COMPOSITION
Simple

10. MARGIN
Serrated

11. VEINS
Pinnate

12. LEAF
Length 1 1/2” to 3”
Width 1 1/2”

13. PLANT
Deciduous
Height 10’
Width 5’
Upright

15. FLOWER
Summer (June)
Yellow

17. FRUIT
Fall
Red - oblong 1/4” long

19. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade
Shade

20. GROWTH
Medium
Rapid

21. USE
Hedge
Specimen
Foundation
Border

22. E. alata used on highway median

23. DESCRIPTION Leaves turn brilliant red in fall
Compact variety available

25. DESCRIPTION
Stem will have wings on sides

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Winged Burning Bush is similar to the native Euonymus americanus, but shorter in stature, more compact, and frequently with distinctively winged stems.

27. PROBLEMS
Euonymus scale

28. ZONES
3 - 8

29. NATIVE OF:
Asia

31. REFERENCES
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
Carolina Landscape Plants

32. REFERENCES
Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use