Burningbush
Euonymus atropurpureusnative · Central Texas
Burningbush is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 15–25 ft tall and 15 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms purple in late spring. Good for birds.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–7 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 15–25 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Bloom
- Late Spring · purple
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on moist, rich
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low Terraces
4 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.