{"id":15740,"date":"2020-09-25T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=15740"},"modified":"2025-02-11T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:19:47","slug":"id-that-tree-american-burning-bush-or-wahoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/id-that-tree-american-burning-bush-or-wahoo\/","title":{"rendered":"ID That Tree: American Burning Bush or Wahoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"meta\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-flexy\">\n<div id=\"meta-contents\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-flexy\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\">\n<div id=\"description\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">Get to know one of our small Indiana trees, good for landscaping, that has purple flowers in the summer and pink fruit in the fall. Meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8yreXKBjuxM\">American Burning Bush or Wahoo<\/a>. Purdue Extension forester\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a> shares about where you can find this species, and more identifying characteristics.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">The American Burning Bush is a native and desirable small tree found in our Indiana woodlands, not to be confused with winged burning bush, which is an exotic and invasive shrub that has escaped into woodlands from landscape plantings.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapsible\" class=\"style-scope ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: American Burning Bush or Wahoo\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8yreXKBjuxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\">Ask an Expert<\/span><\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mlp.arboretum.purdue.edu\/weboi\/oecgi3.exe\/INET_ECM_DispPl?NAMENUM=21500&amp;DETAIL=0&amp;startpage=1#.X2tWN5NKi3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wahoo<\/a>, Purdue Arboretum Explorer<br \/>\n<a title=\"ID That Tree Youtube Channel Playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channe<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-582-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invasive Plant Series: Winged Burning Bush<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/bp-143-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diseases of Landscape Plants: Leaf Diseases<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/article\/26120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 5 List for Tree Selection and Planting<\/a>, Purdue Extension<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to know one of our small Indiana trees, good for landscaping, that has purple flowers in the summer and pink fruit in the fall. 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