Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus 
                                                             Kitty Kohout from Wisconsin State Herbarium website
 
Common Name Wahoo 
Scientific Name Euonymus atropurpureus
Height/ Width 12-24' 
Shape
Sun/Shade Full sun - partial shade
Leaf Color Green in summer, bright red in fall
Soil Well drained, tolerant of many soils 
Disease Susceptibility Very susceptible to scale 
Wildlife Value Eaten by birds.  Pollinated by bees and flies.
 Notes Large leaves, attractive fruits.  Poisonous to humans.

Information on Euonymus atropurpureus:
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=EUOATRvATR
- Hightshoe, Gary L. Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1988
- Dirr, Michael A. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses.  3rd edition.  Champaign: Stipes Pub. Co.  1983.
- Harstad, Carolyn. Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest.  Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999