Category Archives: Euonymus alatus

Burning bush makes poor amphibian habitat

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Sylvan Kaufman

A study in Missouri woodlands demonstrated that amphibian species richness (numbers of species) and evenness (relative distribution of species) declined in plots dominated by burning bush, Euonymus alatus.  The decline was attributable to a cooler microclimate under burning bush.  The cooler temperatures … Continue reading →

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Stop the seeds, stop the spread? Sterile burning bush developed.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Sylvan Kaufman

Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station  have painstakingly developed a sterile triploid cultivar of Euonymus alatus, winged burning bush.  This ever-popular landscape plant has created dense thickets when it escapes into forests.  The process for developing the sterile cultivar is … Continue reading →

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