American Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus)

American Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus)Estimated Height at Pickup: . 5 1, 3 gal A. k. a. hearts a burstin with love, bursting heart, and wahoo (as is its cousin, Euonymus atropurpureus eastern wahoo see below). Prefers moist, rich soils in part sun shade. Tolerates full shade, but has minimal flowers and fruit. Suckering, vulnerable to deer browsing. Pollination: Likely self pollinating. Light: Part Sun Shade, Shade Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic Soil Type: Adaptable Height: 4

This well-illustrated guide captures the beauty

Height: 60’

making them excellent at adding structure to a planting without shading out other plants

Height: 15’-30’

both while working and when you store it

mourning cloak

A deciduous native holly with the red clusters of drupes (berries) hollies are famous for

as well as mammals including mice

and host insects paired with adaptability make chokeberry an easy way to add diversity to native plantings

—The New York Times

dryer soils but can adapt to rich garden soils if other plants are not allowed to overgrow it

though the nuts are as large as shagbark hickory’s