Winterberry Euonymus

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III-23 Winterberry Euonymus Environmental Requirements (Euonymus bungeana) Soils Soil Texture - Adapted to a variety of soil types. Soil pH - 5.0 to 7.5. General Description Windbreak Suitability Group - 1, 2, 3, 4, 4C, 5. A small or large rounded with semi-pendulous branches. Native to Manchuria and northern China. Cold Hardiness Showy pink , opening to expose reddish . USDA Zone 4, possibly 3. Attractive gray bark. The largest in North Dakota are 13 feet tall with a canopy spread of 12 feet. Water Medium in moisture requirements. Leaves and Buds Bud Arrangement - Opposite to subopposite, terminal Light outer bud scales upright creating a stockade-like appear- Full sun to partial shade. ance around meristem, lateral buds imbricate, appressed. Bud Color - Green to purple-brown. Uses Bud Size - Medium to small. Conservation/Windbreaks Leaf Type and Shape - Simple, elliptic-ovate to elliptic- Large shrub or small tree for farmstead windbreaks and lanceolate. riparian plantings. Leaf Margins - Acuminate, broad cuneate at base, serru- late. Wildlife Leaf Surface - Smooth, glabrous. Nesting site for songbirds; fruits toxic if eaten.

Leaf Length - 2 to 4 inches. Agroforestry Products Leaf Width - 3/4 to 1½ inches. - Used in making pipestems, charcoal and gunpow- Leaf Color - Light to average green; red-purple fall color. der. Medicinal - Some Euonymus species are used as a laxative, and Fruits hepatic stimulant, heart medicine, and diuretic. Contains Type - Cymes on stalks 1 to 1½ inches long. Euonymin which in small dosages stimulates the appetite. Flower Color - Yellowish. Urban/Recreational Type - Pinkish lobed capsules. Used for patio , border plantings, screen plantings, or Seed Color - Pink capsules open in mid-autumn to display single specimen. orange-scarlet arils which are very persistent and colorful after leaves fall. Cultivated Varieties Form Current named cultivars are borderline in hardiness in Growth Habit - Rounded in form with semi-pendulous North Dakota, but NDSU plans to release a hardier branches. landscape selection with showy fruits. Texture - Medium-fine, summer; medium-fine, winter. Related Species Crown Height - 10 to 15 feet. Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpurea) Crown Width - 10 to 15 feet. Bark Color - Young stems, greenish, slender, glabrous, Pests almost round, often with slight corky lines. Major stems No major pest problems in North Dakota State University have distinctive grayish bark. trials, but Euonymus scale further east. Extracts of various Root System - Medium in depth. Euonymus species are toxic to insect pests.

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