Euonymus alatus

A bizarre shrub, 2-3 m tall and wide; twigs asymmetrically upright to horizontal, each with four wing-like cork strips; slow-growing.

Reddish like those of spindle trees, orange seed husks, from the beginning of September, poisonous.

Inconspicuous.

Elliptical, dark green; shoots early in April, orange-red or bright carmine from September.

Dense and shallow; sensitive to compaction and mechanic injuries.

Sun and semi-shade, leaves also change colours well in light shade; sensitive to heat and drought; frost hardy.

All nutritious soil; acidic to alkaline.

Zone 4