Help ID This Plant

[O'Shark]

I found this growing along a creek in Putnam County. It flowers like this every fall and I haven't been able to find out what it is so I'm turning to the experts here on INGO!

 

[pudly]

Interesting. No idea what it is currently. Do you have any wider shots of the tree or closer shots with the leaves?

 

[O'Shark]

Interesting. No idea what it is currently. Do you have any wider shots of the tree or closer shots with the leaves?

The rest of it was pretty ordinary like a tall bush such as a lilac but not as dense, IIRC. Those red things were so eye-catching that I only took pictures of them. We'll go back this fall so I'll try to get more pics.

 

[KLB]

Looks like this might be Euonymus atropurpurea Eastern Wahoo Seed.

https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/abstracts/botany/Euonymus_atropurpurea.pdf

 

[spencer rifle]

It will be important to see an image of the larger branches. This could also be Euonymus alatus, burningbush, which is an invasive exotic.

 

[O'Shark]

Thanks to the information given by KLB and Spencer Rifle, I am 99% sure that this is a Euonymus atropurpurea/ Eastern Wahoo Seed. Looking at the images and reading descriptions of the bush prove this. It's also located where they are typically found in the US. I'm almost 55 years old and lived near the Mississinewa river outside of Albany for 44 years and have never seen one of these. Thanks again!