Plants of the Celastraceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Euonymus

  • Euonymus alatus

    Burningbush, Winged Euonymus
    A very large, spreading shrub that has been overused due to its fantastic, bright red fall color, but now is known to be quite invasive/undesirable.
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    • Euonymus alatus // Burningbush, Winged Euonymus ("straight species")
    • Euonymus alatus 'Compactus' // Compact Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus

  • Euonymus atropurpureus

    Eastern Wahoo
    A small, shade-tolerant, deciduous tree with showy red fall fruits and fall color.
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    • Euonymus atropurpureus // Eastern Wahoo ("straight species")

  • Euonymus hamiltonianus

    Winterberry Euonymus, Winterberry Spindle Tree
    A very ornamental, small landscape tree with beautiful pink/red/orange fruit capsules and good fall color.
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    • Euonymus hamiltonianus var. maackii // Winterberry Euonymus, Winterberry Spindle Tree