GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A fan favorite for it's fall color, burning bush will takes it's place on the restricted list for Minnesota noxious weeds come January.
The long process of evaluating winged euonymus, also known as burning bush, as led the MN Department of Agriculture to designate it as a noxious weed. Starting Jan. 1, 2023, burning bush will be on the restricted list meaning it can no longer be sold or brought into the state.
MDA's Emilie Justen explains to us that the seeds of this particular shrub are spread by humans and animals into local woodlands where they outcompete nearly everything else, leading to a forest floor growing nothing but burning bush.
Tierney's Woods in Bloomington is one metro location where burning bush is popping up where it shouldn't be.
Those with burning bush in their landscape are encouraged to replace it with a native shrub, although it is not illegal to have burning bush in your yard.
Suggestions for replacing burning bush include:
- glossy black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa),
- regent serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’)
- 'Little Devil™' ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'
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