Burning Bush vs Chippewa Blueberry - TreeTime.ca

Burning Bush vs Chippewa Blueberry

Vaccinium x Chippewa

Euonymus alatus

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Chippewa Blueberry
Burning Bush

Chippewa Blueberry is the perfect shrub for attracting birds and butterflies. Incredibly cold-hardy, the Chippewa Blueberry is an upright shrub making it easy for harvesting. Known for producing high yields of large blue-colored berries, this blueberry is a favourite for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. As with all blueberries, the Chippewa needs soil with a low pH and high acidity.

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.

Chippewa Blueberry Quick Facts

Burning Bush Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red and orange
Fall colour: fiery red
Flowers: white, pink tinged
Flowers: yellow-green
Berries: edible blue
Berries: reddish purple
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, juicy
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: chippewa half high blueberry, half high blueberry
Other Names: winged burning bush, winged euonymus, winged spindle