The intense fall colour of the Burning Bush, Euonymus alatus, lights up the landscape with its pinks and reds. Native to eastern Asia, it is a deciduous shrub also known as Winged Spindle.
© Sheila Creighton 2011
Burning Bush
Posted on by Sheila Creighton •
Posted in Nature
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Tagged bold, Burning Bush, fall color, leaves, ornamental, photography, pink, red
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12 Comments
Imagery of Light 
We have several burning bushes in our yard, but they never quite get all red. Thanks for sharing what they are suppose to look like.
thanks joleen – this is my neighbor’s tree and it is many years old and has been kept really bushy. some years it is darker than others… maybe they need a certain type of soil to get really red ?
Great colours! I don’t think I’ve seen one of these before. I’m not sure……
thanks – they are everywhere here – people use them as ornamental trees and they are now being considered somewhat invasive in natural areas.
What a great shot like fire. 🙂
thanks c – fire yes!
Fabulously vibrant!
thanks eremophila – lovely to see out my living room window each fall…
Glorious colour, simply glorious picture – and once more its putting you and colour together in the same place! Adrian
thanks Adrian – with this tree I’m lucky that it is a view from my front window – although on my neigbour’s front lawn, we get to enjoy its fall show.
Very pretty flowers
those are the leaves – they turn light green, then pink then dark red… quite the showy shrub. 😛