Blue Beech vs Burning Bush - TreeTime.ca

Blue Beech vs Burning Bush

Carpinus caroliniana

Euonymus alatus

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Blue Beech
Burning Bush

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

Burning Bush is a unique shrub whose leaves turn firey red in the fall. You can plant it in rows to make a hedge or on its own. Burning Bush requires little maintenance and thrives in just about any kind of soil, which makes it a good choice for inexperienced growers. Plant it in full sun to get its best fall color.

Select Cultivar: Dwarf Burning Bush is a smaller variety of Burning Bush. This shrub has a compact form and only reaches 4-5ft tall and 4-5ft wide.

Note: Burning Bush is considered an invasive species in eastern North America. Please plant the right tree in the right place.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Burning Bush Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 4a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: any
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: fiery red
Flowers: yellow-green
Berries: reddish purple
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC
Other Names: winged burning bush, winged euonymus, winged spindle