Euonymus Berries

It's so nice to see color this time of year.   We have a lot of these little trees. I'm pretty sure it's Euonymus atropurpureus.   They stay in the understory and in years with good rainy springs, they fruit.   Gotta love that winter red.

Burning bush

This year has been amazing for blooming things.  I've been finding all sorts of cool plants that I didn't know were there.    Like this Euonymus atropurpureus.  The common name is Burning Bush, but it's not the kind that the garden centers sell.  [It's also called Eastern wahoo, which is totally ridiculous, so I've decided not to tell you that.]  This is a native tree.   I saw one in our woods once, and in my neighbor's woods once [I'm assuming it wasn't the same tree.  I don't think they're magic walking trees.]  Turns out we have one near the house, too.   I've only seen them in the fall so I didn't realize they had such great flowers.  Click the pic for a closer look.