School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Euonymus fortunei |
Pronunciation: | you-ON-ih-mus fore-TYOO-nee-eye |
Common Name: | wintercreeper, winter creeper |
Family Name: | Celastraceae |
Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover, Vine or climber |
Key ID Features: | Low shrub or creeper (quick to form adventitious roots); leaves opposite, elliptic to oval, finely toothed, dark green, 2-6 cm long x 1-3 cm wide; fruit spherical, < 6 mm, white capsules with orange arils (seeds; fruit absent in some cvs.). |
Course(s): | HORT 1155, Level 1 Apprenticeship, CLT Training |
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Pest Susceptibility: | Anthracnose, Galls, Scale insects, Wood deformity, ( Drought resistant ) |
Location(s): (NRY) NuRserY : cvs. Emerald Gaiety, Interbolwji (ONE) Overpass North side East : cvs. Emerald 'n' Gold, Emerald Gaiety, Gold Spot (ONW) Overpass North side West : cvs. Emerald 'n' Gold, Emerald Gaiety (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Emerald n Gold Location Map |