Euonymus alatus, burning bush, spindle tree

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Looking great! With this species, is healing big scars not really possible?

Small cuts will heal but slowly. The large branches on this will not heal over in my life time. I have found them fairly easy to carve. The wood is dense and tight grained. The wood was used to make spindles out of back in the day. Hence the name. I'm not sure how rot resistant it is though. Time will tell on that one.

Here is a smaller wound that has healed about half way this season.

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Most of this area is slated for carving this fall.
 

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I love the final images of this tree. I have a smaller boxwood with a similar structure to what you started with. Thanks for the inspiration.
 

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Here is a quick picture from today.
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It's not too bad for only 3 growing seasons out of the ground. The growth this year was not as strong as years past. I did do a considerable amount of root work on it in the spring though.

I unwired it about a week ago so it is a bit wild looking. I'll do a full wire job in the spring. I also plan on finishing up the carving. There are still a few branch stubs that need attention.

I have found the fall color to be fairly disappointing. It appears that to get the really red fall color they are known for the tree needs to be in full sun. Unfortunately my yard is fairly shaded by fall. I may have to find a sunny spot to keep it next fall.
 

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I think it looks with good progress in a relatively short time. Mine didn't color up much until it got colder and I set it out where it was sure to get full sun and the coldness of the night. Then all the leaves fell off. Congrats on your good work!
 

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euonymus Alatus is the one with the corcky wings right ?
doesnt that look odd when the branches are smaller?

love to see its fall Color !
 

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A quick picture today.

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euonymus Alatus is the one with the corcky wings right ?
doesnt that look odd when the branches are smaller?

It is starting to form wings on some of the older branches. I don't think it will be a problem on this tree but it could be distracting on a smaller tree.

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Cool!
there is a other cultivar called euonymus europaeus wich doesnt form wings but same fall colours im on the lookout for that one :)

thnx for the info :)
 

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Quick question, since I'll be digging one up in a few months...

Are these things generally grafted?
 

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i guess they are not
rootsystem is allot fine roots like azalea what ive seen on the three i have....
 

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Quick question, since I'll be digging one up in a few months...

Are these things generally grafted?

I believe that these are generally grown from cuttings. Someone told me if they are grown from cuttings they will have one trunk emerging from the roots if they are grown from seed they have multi trunks. I'm not sure if this is true or not.

It is best to collect when the buds are just starting to swell or even a little before. Make sure you are aggressive with cutting it back at collection. It is a time when it is the strongest so do as much as you can then. It doesn't appear that chops need to be sealed. I got backbudding right up to the chops with out any problems.

In the first season make sure not to let it dry out. If all goes well it will be pushing a lot of growth but it will wilt easily.

I wouldn't recommend removing much in the first season. You only get one flush so if you remove it, it is gone until the next season. (I have been told that trees in the ground may get a second flush but I wouldn't rely on it in a pot.)

Any growth that you foresee using in the future should be wired before it lignifies. If you wait too long it is difficult to get any movement into the branches without snapping them.
 

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I believe that these are generally grown from cuttings. Someone told me if they are grown from cuttings they will have one trunk emerging from the roots if they are grown from seed they have multi trunks. I'm not sure if this is true or not.

It is best to collect when the buds are just starting to swell or even a little before. Make sure you are aggressive with cutting it back at collection. It is a time when it is the strongest so do as much as you can then. It doesn't appear that chops need to be sealed. I got backbudding right up to the chops with out any problems.

In the first season make sure not to let it dry out. If all goes well it will be pushing a lot of growth but it will wilt easily.

I wouldn't recommend removing much in the first season. You only get one flush so if you remove it, it is gone until the next season. (I have been told that trees in the ground may get a second flush but I wouldn't rely on it in a pot.)

Any growth that you foresee using in the future should be wired before it lignifies. If you wait too long it is difficult to get any movement into the branches without snapping them.

Well, that was helpful. Thank you. ;)
 

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Here is a late fall update. I'm finally getting some color.

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Branch development is moving along. The spring growth was cut back and everything was wired over the summer. It is starting to get some good ramification. Looking at the pictures there are definitely some areas that need to be strengthened.

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A couple of pictures from the back. A possible new front?

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Nice, looks like mine may be kindling next camping season.
 

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Fabulous work you’ve done! Your patient efforts are producing results....and the autumn color is an excellent treat. You already have some good ramification underway. Mighty fine!
 

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I believe that these are generally grown from cuttings. Someone told me if they are grown from cuttings they will have one trunk emerging from the roots if they are grown from seed they have multi trunks. I'm not sure if this is true or not.

I'm not so sure how accurate that is. I found (and abducted) a skinny young one with a single trunk growing out by the creek.
 

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I have some old growth Euonymus Alatus in the yard here,so going to try a bunch of cuttings.Fall color is awesome on these and I like when they ramify and the way they look when growth starts in Spring.
 

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Here is a late fall update. I'm finally getting some color.

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Branch development is moving along. The spring growth was cut back and everything was wired over the summer. It is starting to get some good ramification. Looking at the pictures there are definitely some areas that need to be strengthened.

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A couple of pictures from the back. A possible new front?

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Fall color looks great! Are things waking up in your neck of the woods yet.How is the Burning Bush doing?
 

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Things finally are moving but you better step back or you might get knocked over. It was in the 40s on Monday and 85° today and yesterday. Some parts of the state were pushing 90°. I guess this is one of the years where we bypass spring and go right to summer.

The tree is doing really well. Here is a spring picture. The quality is not the best. I guess I need to take the time to get a good picture one of these days.

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Spring growth:
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