Euonymus americanus

Strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin'

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Family: Celastraceae (Bittersweet family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: September - October

10 May 2023 Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve, Lancaster County, VA	18 May 2025 Franconia, Alexandria, VA	12 May 2021 Quarry Gardens, Schulyer, VA	20 August 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove, TN (shrubby form supported by stake)
21 August 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove, TN (unopened fruit)	20 August 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove, TN (unopened fruit)	5 October 2015 Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (fruit open, showing seeds)	8 October 2021 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (fruit open, showing seeds)
5 October 2015 Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (fruit open, showing seeds)

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