The fall-foliage color ranges from red to p… Burning Bush Shrubs are known for their brilliant red fall foliage.With dark green leaves through spring, in late summer the leaves of the Euonymus alatus compactus turn to dark burgundy red for the signature fall color.It's the deep dark red leaves of this flowering shrub that makes home gardeners want to plant this flowering shrub as foundation plants or as hedges. Some of the most common symptoms for both people and animals include: If you notice any of these symptoms in a person or a pet, contact a medical professional immediately. I prune it once or twice a year. Dwarf Burning Bushes for Sale. I like all of my bushes, etc to grow in a natural form, I seldom trim anything. The most common result from eating part of a burning bush is a strong laxative effect due to the alkaloids, organic compounds that can impact metabolic processes in the body. I don't know what kind of wall you have, how far away they are planted from the actual wall, if there is too much drainage material there, if the wall is pitched and they dehydrate, if they're planted too deep, too shallow, if they're mulched with organic matter, maybe they weren't watered enough in the Fall, etc. But perhaps the author knows much more than I do in this regard.Overall, I find this bush to be magnificent in any form and don't care what anyone says about "overuse" which I'd never heard before...you could say the same about the magnificent English gardens with their century old Yews...but does anyone complain? I trim it twice a year and it looks great! As a clue to tell you if your plants are stressed, watch for an early change in their leaf coloring. Here in the foothills and mountains is the only area in California that gets cold enough for the shrub. Unfortunately, burning bush is regarded as an invasive species and is not recommended in many areas. I have dozens of burning bushes and LOVE them...as do the small songbirds who seek shelter from Hawks.My burning bushes close to the house grow a minimum of 12 inches per year and are about 8 ft. tall by nearly as wide so I must prune them into huge rounded shapes (like Colonial Williamsburg style) or we'd not see out our windows or be able to walk on our brick path through the garden. The location is part sun. The label said 10 x 10, meaning max height and width. I plan on planting 7 of them about 8-10 feet apart and turning them loose on a lot, hopefully giving me a wall, for many purposes- keep the deer down, maybe, they have wore a path through my yard, and warm up the the area for flowers and roses over there on the lot when winter comes. See attached pictures of these shrubs. 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