Euonymus alatus

Wing spindle tree (Euonymus alatus )

The wing - called spindle tree (Euonymus alatus ), also Winged spindle tree, Korkspindel or Korkflügelstrauch, a plant belonging to the family of the spindle tree plants is ( Celastraceae ). He is originally from Japan and central China.

Description

The wing - stem shrub grows as a deciduous shrub that reaches heights of growth of 2 to 3 meters and grows slowly. In winter adorn the edgy, occupied with corky wings branches. The bark is gray to greenish. The plant is poisonous. His opposite, short -stalked leaves are ovate oblong simple and about 3-6 cm long with serrated leaf edge. In summer the shrub falls with its green leaves hardly is rather unimpressive. This is changing in the fall when it gets bright red leaves. Because of this spectacular crimson autumn color this species is also known in America "Burning Bush".

The flowering period extends from May to June. Then he has greenish-yellow, very rich, but inconspicuous flowers fourfold. Attractive purple, vierfächerige capsule fruits of an orange aril coated seeds can be admired in September to October.

Use

The Korkflügelstrauch has now kept as an ornamental shrub collection in many gardens. He is a shadow compatible, can be well cut back and is hardy. It grows on all well-drained, not too dry garden soils, where he prefers a sunny to partially shaded spot.

Swell

• Jin- shuang Ma & Funston Michele: Euonymus in the Flora of China, Volume 11, p 448: Euonymus alatus - Online.
• Cheers Gordon (ed.): Botanica: The ABC's of plants. 10,000 species in text and image. Könemann Publishing Company, 2003, ISBN 3-8331-1600-5. S. 358
• Characteristics on baumkunde.de.