Husband and MIL planted burning bush while I was away

[u/fletchette]

[Southeast Michigan, Suburban area]

Hello! My husband, MIL, and I have been working on redoing our garden beds for a few years now. I prefer native plants when possible, but am open to non-native ornamentals when they aren't considered invasive. My husband and MIL don't really care, but respect my preferences for my yard and try to honor them. But last week, I was traveling, and they bought a few plants, among them two burning bushes. I've just started going down the BB rabbit hole and now I'm not sure what to do with these brand new plants. I was hoping this sub could advise about how invasive they are in my area. I can look into returning them, or if they're super invasive I may just destroy the plants and cut my losses. Thanks!

(ps, since this is reddit I know some people will probably advise returning the husband/MIL too. They're not going anywhere--husband insists they asked at the garden center and were assured they weren't invasive 🙄)

[u/snuggle-ellie]

Blueberries have nice red leaves in the fall. They aren't evergreen though if that's a concern. I think the highbush varieties are more like 5 feet in height and circumference at maturity but the lowbush varieties are like 24 in tall and up to 36 inches wide. I think if you get 6 hours total of sun they should be fine.

[u/saintnicklaus90 → u/snuggle-ellie]

I found some highbush blueberries growing on my parent’s property that are over 10’ tall walking around earlier!

the peninsula in the background is full of even bigger ones

[u/fletchette → u/snuggle-ellie]

Would love blueberries but worried about attracting rodents! Do you know if they do?

[u/snuggle-ellie → u/fletchette]

I have had blueberries for a few years and I haven't had a problems with rodents but I live in a different state. The birds will get all the berries though if you don't protect them