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My 3-year-old strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) flowered and produced these beautiful fruits for the first time this year! Also known as hearts-a-burstin’, this unique native shrub is ant- and fly-pollinated and produces eye-catching fruits in the fall. It is apparently a favorite plant for deer, so you’ll have to fence it in if you have deer issues. In my area, it’s pretty tough to find the plant in the wild because it will often be browsed to death or out-competed by invasives. It supports