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Euonymus fortunei
Wintercreeper, Fortune's Spindle
| Family |
| Celastraceae |
| Genus |
| Euonymus |
| Species |
| fortunei |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5-9 |
| Height |
| 20 m |
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Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| China, Korea, Philippines and Japan. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 2-6 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with a finely serrated margin. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are inconspicuous, 5 mm diameter, with four small greenish-yellow petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is a four-lobed pale green pod-like berry, which splits open to reveal the fleshy-coated orange seeds, one seed in each lobe. |
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