The cultivar typically referred to as a dwarf burning bush (Euonymus alatus Compacta) is also slow to grow to its full potential height of 8 feet tall and wide -- not really a petite shrub.

Native shrubs offer many benefits to the home landscape. Their value to wildlife and general ease of care are becoming better ...

Burning bush grows rapidly, even the dwarf type, so they should be pruned lightly but purposefully (as mentioned above) each year.

How to Prune Burning Bush You need the right pruning tools to effectively shape a burning bush shrub. Use loppers for the main branches and a pair of smaller hand pruners to cut back twigs.

WHAT: Euonymus alatus Compactus is a widely available dwarf Burning Bush, considered “dwarf” in relation to the more common variety that grows to 15 feet.

The most common ones are Josee, a dwarf at a mature height of four- to six-feet tall, and a four- to five-foot spread, and Bloomerang, a Proven Winner shrub, about the same size.

Burning bush (Euonymus alata) is a popular shrub that a lot of people like for its fire-engine-red fall foliage. But it's also a non-native species that throws around seed rampantly, leading to ...

However, most landscape plantings have utilized a cultivar named ‘Compactus’ (often called Dwarf burning bush) that grows very slowly and will eventually reach a height of ten feet tall.

What can you do when your so-called “dwarf burning bush” gets taller than you are? Mike McGrath host of You Bet Your Garden will reveal what ‘dwarf’ really means in the plant world. Plus: The burning ...

Shrubs have always gotten a bad rap because of the fact that they can get so big. Take a dwarf burning bush for instance, it can grow to around 15 to 20 feet tall. Unless you have a lot of space ...

The good news is that the burning bush is a very tough plant. I would almost go so far as to say it is hard to kill but as soon as I say that emphatically, BAM, there goes Kathleen's burning ...