Trees, lots-o-trees

When I moved into this house there were some wonderful trees growing around the property. Trees may be an overstatement, more like large bushes. They are a type of Euonymus, though I’m not sure of the exact species. Very similar to Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus), but without winged bark. They are a great privacy bush and mature plant’s leaves turn bright red in the fall.

They produce copious berries in the fall and seed well. We have hundreds of them popping up all over the woods around the existing bushes. Sadly they never get more than a few inches tall and are easily choked out by other plants or become feed for the assorted animals that forage in our yard.

Last year we dug up about 130 seedlings from around the yard and potted them up in small pots.

• You can see the pictures from June 5th 2016 here
• The main post here

As its getting to fall again they were replanted in bigger pots this year (not really necessary yet, but they will have a better chance of overwintering in bigger pots). While they are extremely slow growers they have done a lot better in pots then they would have in the woodland. Our goal is to plant a privacy hedge in the front. I suspect they will be plantable sized in perhaps another 2-3 years.

Re-potted Plants

Adult Euonymus Trees