Chicago Fire® Burning Bush

Huge red impact - if you like to go big and bold, you won't want to miss this special shrub for fiery fall color. Chicago Fire® Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus 'Timber Creek') is a hardy, multi-stemmed plant that will absolutely knock your socks off every autumn!

It's been an instant hit ever since it was introduced by the Chicagoland Grow Program. As you can imagine, Chicago-area gardeners are hungry for fall color and winter interest. Chicago Fire® doesn't disappoint. With its crimson-red foliage and unique red-orange berries, home gardeners have a wonderful focal point for their landscapes.

Chicago Fire® really knows how to put on a show. Butterflies love the tiny yellow flowers in spring. Bold green summer leaves are held nicely along the symmetrical branches, perfect for a privacy screen.

Burning Bushes have always been valued for their brilliant - nearly fluorescent - fall color! Chicago Fire® grows to a wonderfully versatile size and features a rounded canopy. You'll love the way it looks!

Its interesting winged bark even looks great in winter! As an added bonus, pretty red-orange fruits appear in the fall and persist. They'll open to expose small, orange seeds that are quite ornamental in appearance and are quickly snapped up by birds!

Nature Hills understands that this genus sometimes grows too well in certain areas. Birds eat those seeds and spread them around where they can grow and overtake other plants. That's why we use Plant Sentry™ to block shipments into regulated areas. Just punch in your zip code into our Zone Finder to see if it will work for your community.

For those that can safely grow it, there is nothing, and we mean nothing, like the bright splash of bold red of Chicago Fire®. You'll turn every head in the neighborhood!

Planting and Application:

Chicago Fire® holds branches and foliage all the way down to the ground. This quality, along with its large size and round shape makes it the perfect privacy screen or hedge plant. Use along the back of your outdoor fire pit or marched down the length of your fence line.

To create a solid screen, plant them 5 feet apart on center. You'll measure from the center of one to the center of the next. In no time, they'll grow together and block any unwanted views.

When you use several plants in groupings, or plant en masse, you wind up amplifying the remarkable brightness of the fall color. It's an outstanding display. They make a perfect decoration for football watch parties displayed up on an outdoor screen!

You can also use a single plant as a fabulous accent. It would look incredible at the corner of your house to anchor your foundation planting. Or, try one at the corner of your garage to soften the harsh angle.

This is a low-maintenance plant that has a place in both home gardens and commercial landscapes. If not pruned at all, the shrub develops a natural-looking profile. Use as a focal point in a mixed shrub planting!

Try 'limbing up' the Chicago Fire® by removing the lower branches back to a main stem. Create a pedestaled multi-trunk tree as a specimen for your patio plantings or to use near your front entrance. You'll expose the very ornamental bark of the plant!

• Traffic-Stopping Amazing Red Fall Color!
• Lovely Branch Structure Looks Great All Year
• Darling Little Yellow Blossoms & Red-Orange Berries
• Unique Bark Brings Winter Interest
• Use as an Accent or Specimen, Hedge & Privacy

#ProPlantTips for Care:

City or urban environments are no problem, and Burning Bushes perform well in various levels of full sun or shade. It also tolerates a wide range of soils, with the exception of wet, poorly drained soil. The roots will rot in poor draining soils. Chicago Fire® is a fast-growing variety of Burning Bush, so you won't have to wait long for results. It maintains a natural, pleasing shape, but can also withstand heavy pruning.

If you do prune, right after flowering is best to remove the flowers before they go to seed. Mulch 3 to 4 inches deep and 3 feet outside of the canopy to keep the root system cool and moist. Arborist mulch also allows you to increase the time between supplemental watering. Not bothered by pollution, insects, or disease - Burning Bushes are very easy to grow!

• Hardy & Adaptable in Full Sun
• Any Well-Drained Soil & Moderate Moisture
• Prune the Yellow Flowers in Early Spring to Curtail Fall Seeds
• Low Maintenance & Widely Adapted to Colder Climates
• Insect & Disease Resistant & Pollution Tolerant

Use Chicago Fire® Burning Bush to your landscape for year-round interest and an eye-catching splash of color. Go ahead, dazzle your friends and neighbors! Order yours at Nature Hills today!