Habitat

• native to northern China
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous large shrub
• 18' to 24' tall
• rounded crown
• medium texture
• medium growth rate

Summer Foliage

• opposite leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• elliptic leaf shape
• 2" to 4" long
• serrulate leaf margin
• light green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• red fall color

Flowers

• yellow-green flower color
• small
• clustered
• blooms in May
• not ornamentally significant

Fruit

• lobed capsule
• pinkish white seeds
• orange aril
• showy

Bark

• nondescript
• slender weeping branches
• corky ridges along stems

Culture

• easily transplanted
• plant is tolerant of many conditions
• full sun to partial shade
• pH adaptable
• prune tolerant
• no serious pest problems

Landscape Use

• for attractive habit
• for fall foliage
• shrub border
• grouping or massing
• foundation planting
• useful in almost all settings

Liabilities

• euonymus scale

ID Features

• terminal outer scale covers tip of bud
• corky ridges, along stems
• rounded, horizontal branching habit
• red fall color

Propagation

• by cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties