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Help ID This Invasive(?) Plant

16 years ago

Hi Everyone,

As we started cleaning up the yard from the winter I discovered a number of these plants on the edge of the wooded areas of our property. These shrubs range in size from 6" to 6' high. The younger branches look like what I think of as a cork tree. Hopefully these pictures are good enough to help you help me identify it.

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Thanks!

Josh

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Iris GW
16 years ago
Compare it to pictures of Euonymus alatus (winged Euonymus or Burning bush).
jclark42
Original Author
16 years ago
Hah! I think that's it! for some reason I thought it was something more exotic.. I know burning bush is invasive, I just never expected it to find it in my woods. I may wait until it leafs out before I pull them, just to make sure, but I'm almost positive that's it.

Thanks so much,
Josh
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