Shrub or small tree most often grown for its attractive red berries and reddish fall color. Small purple flowers in spring are followed by scarlet red fruit in fall which birds enjoy.

Euonymus atropurpureus flowers. Photo: Jane Haslag.
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Shrub or small tree most often grown for its attractive red berries and reddish fall color. Small purple flowers in spring are followed by scarlet red fruit in fall which birds enjoy.
Euonymus atropurpureus flowers. Photo: Jane Haslag.
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