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alatus 'Compacta' (Burning Bush)
  • Smaller than the species
  • Dense, twiggy and flat-topped
  • Vase-shaped habit
  • Easily pruned to a smaller size
  • Tolerates a wide range of soils except boggy and wet
  • Spectacular scarlet red foliage in autumn
  • Particularly striking against a background of evergreens
  • Best in foundation plantings, masses and screens
  • 8' H X 10' W
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