Euonymus alatus

Scientific name: Euonymus alatus

Common name: winged spindle tree

Family name: Celastraceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Compactus’ ‘Rudy Haag’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 to 8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 9.00 to 11.00 feet; Spread: 9.00 to 11.00 feet

Form: upright, flat-topped, spreading, deciduous shrub

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  Dark green elliptic to obovate leaves

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Small, yellowish green flowers; Corky bark ridges on the branches lend a “winged” effect

Limitations:  No serious insect or disease problems.

Fall colour:  bright red in fall (pinkish red in full shade)red

Suitable uses:  Versatile shrub with outstanding fall color. Specimen, group or mass. Hedge, screen, shrub border or foundation plant.

Quick ID description:  winged bark; elliptic to obovate leaves

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