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- Q.How To Get Burning Bush To Turn Red - The bushes only have a few red leaves. Any way to get them to all turn red in fall.
- Q.Your Page On Pruning Suggests Cutting Down To 1 To 3 Inches. How Long Will It Take To Recover From That Radical Pruning?1! - My burning bush is about 6 years old and is 4-1/2 feet tall as this year had the most Beautiful ...
- Q.My Burning Bush Won’t Turn Red In Fall. It’s On East Side Of House. - Bushes face East and get sun 6 plus hours a day.
- Q.Do The Deer Eat Burning Bush Shrubs And How Far Apart Should I Plant Them. - How tall and how wide do they get and are they fast growing
- Q.What Is Happening With My Burning Bush Drying Up - Live in Ontario, burning bush was gorgeous in late June and now it’s looking droopy, dry and turning brown. All ...
- Q.What Is Wrongwith My Burning Bush? - I wonder if they are getting to much water or if it is a bug?
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Anonymous on
October 11, 2021Q.How To Get Burning Bush To Turn Red
The bushes only have a few red leaves. Any way to get them to all turn red in fall.
- Answered by
luis_pr on
October 12, 2021A.Oh, I know how you missed this. I personally saw one burning bush for the first time in October about 10-15 years ago when visiting my MIL in the northeast. Gorgeous, are they now? Here are some possibilities:
* The presence of some pests like aphids and spider mites may be interfering so research if there is an infestation.
* When they don’t receive enough water, photosynthesis lags. Instead of being lush and green, the leaves may turn yellow, and then brown. If Missouri has had a lot of rain, burning bushes looking yellow, because too much rain could have caused chlorosis.
* A warm season may also cause no reds. Without a brisk chill and its corresponding lower temperatures to signal change, a shrub may remain green until the first hard frost, when the leaves wilt and drop with little to no color change.
* Lack of enough sunlight also causes problems. A full six hours is needed to achieve good reds. Make sure that the bush is now not being shaded or the weather is not unusually cloudy.
* New shrubs may do this on year 1 sometimes but they start producing more reds in future years.
* It is the wrong cultivar. Some euonymus can look very similar to the red burning bush (also known as Euonymus alatus or winged euonymus) when young, except they never turn red.
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connemara.rs on
December 1, 2021
Sandy, Utah 84093Q.Your Page On Pruning Suggests Cutting Down To 1 To 3 Inches. How Long Will It Take To Recover From That Radical Pruning?1!
My burning bush is about 6 years old and is 4-1/2 feet tall as this year had the most Beautiful RED leaves ever and they held on for a very long time. If I prune down to 3 to 6 inches will it take another several years To give me that kind of showing? Thank you, Ron Smith connemara.rs@gmail.com
Answered by
BushDoctor on
December 1, 2021
Certified ExpertA.That type of pruning is reserved for diseased, or aged shrubs that will not perform well anymore! If you are seeing the growth that you want to see, then I would NOT prune it hard. A light pruning will be much better, as it would take a couple of years to fill out again.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush
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Kitkatconnie on
June 15, 2022
Kettering, ohioQ.My Burning Bush Won’t Turn Red In Fall. It’s On East Side Of House.
Bushes face East and get sun 6 plus hours a day.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 15, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Most usually, this is due to not quite enough direct sun. The more sun, the more coloration you will see. Generally, the bare minimum will give you very mixed results.
Other than this, age can be the issue. There is no cure, but time, for this one.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-wont-turn-red.htm
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September 24, 2022Q.Do The Deer Eat Burning Bush Shrubs And How Far Apart Should I Plant Them.
How tall and how wide do they get and are they fast growing
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 1, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Burning bush shrubs are on a lot of invasive plant lists. The berries are eaten by birds and distributed. It is widely available for sale, however. It's not considered a fast-growing shrub and I'm not finding it on any lists of shrubs that deer avoid. It also is not evergreen in your zone 6.
The height and width depends on the cultivar you choose. There are dwarf cultivars you may want as well as those that can reach 9 to 15 feet tall. Once you know the mature height of the plant you choose, space them accordingly. For example, for medium shrubs, space them 2 to 4 feet apart. Plan so the widths will overlap.
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2002/3-22-2002/hedges.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/deer/deer-proof-evergreens.htm
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Anonymous on
July 11, 2023Q.What Is Happening With My Burning Bush Drying Up
Live in Ontario, burning bush was gorgeous in late June and now it’s looking droopy, dry and turning brown. All plants surrounding it are beautiful. Getting enough water and sun. White is happening? What do we do?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 13, 2023
Certified ExpertA.First, always check for insects such as scale or aphids that may be hiding under leaves and along stems. Scale often attacks euonymus plants. Here is more about insects and other reasons leaves may be turning brown:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-turning-brown.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/bugs-on-burning-bush-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/control-plant-scale.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-care.htm
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July 23, 2023Q.What Is Wrongwith My Burning Bush?
I wonder if they are getting to much water or if it is a bug?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 27, 2023
Certified ExpertA.It could be spider mites. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-turning-brown.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/bugs-on-burning-bush-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/burning-bush/burning-bush-control.htmWas this answer useful?00
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