Scientific Name:
Euonymus europaeus
Pronunciation:
you-ON-ih-mus yure-oh-PEE-um
Common Name:
common spindle tree, European euonymus
Family Name:
Celastraceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Narrow, upright when young, broadening with age; leaves opposite, simple, most elliptic, finely serrate. Winter ID: imbricate plump tear-drop shaped flower buds.
Habit:
Irregular, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe (escaped into USA)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Screening, Small garden/space, Wind break, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Dull dark green. yellow to burgundy in fall;
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Purple
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Additional Info:
one of the first plants to leaf out in the spring