Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus)

Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus)Estimated Height at Pickup: 1 2', 1 gal A native relative of the infamous, wildly invasive burning bush (Euonymus alatus), eastern wahoo boasts similar fall color and showier flowers and seeds! The fruits, as they mature, are just a simple joy to behold. Enjoys moist, but not swampy, soil, and part shade. Can be trained as either a small tree or a bush. Pollination: Likely self pollinating. Light: Full Sun, Part Sun Shade, Shade Soil Moisture: Wet

a few moths

and my antennae have always been raised when I discover any special relationship between a bird and a plant

Prefers moist to medium

—David George Haskell

An elegant circumpolar fern that is just as delicate as it looks

Nuts are so favored by wildlife that they may all be eaten before they fall from the tree

many of which will also eat the acorns

Hosts moths such as the black-shouldered gray

blackbirds

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and many smaller insects

Note: Claytosmunda claytoniana is a synonym