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Euonymus europaeus |
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 TreesPropagationPlanting
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Euonymus
europaeus is a small deciduous tree or shrub reaching a height of 6m,growing in woodland
and scrub on chalky soils. Pale green leaves, elliptical and pointed grow in pairs on the
stem. They are 10cm long, finely toothed and turn red in winter. Clusters pale green
flowers appear in angles of leaves in late May. turning into four lobed berry like fruits.
These ripen red and split open to reveal orange seeds in late September.The wood is
white and hard and was used to make spindles for spinning wool. Most of the
year this bush does not stand out but when autumn comes it burst in view with its red
foliage and pinkish red fruits
Collect fruit from bushes in autumn when orange seeds can be seen. Remove pink fruit and orange seed coat and sow immediately. Alternately straify seeds over winter and sow in spring |
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It
is used to day to make high quality charcoal for artists.