(Green Spire Japanese Euonymus, Japanese Euonymus)

Discovered growing in a garden in Japan, where Japanese spindle tree is native, 'Green Spire' has a remarkable and eye-catching appearance. It is a very narrow, multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with all its branches growing almost upright and close together. The leaves are small, glossy and very dark green. They densely clothe the branches, completely hiding them in such a way that the tree resembles a bouquet of bushy pipe cleaners. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early...

(Japanese Euonymus, Variegated Littleleaf Japanese Spindletree)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Resembling variegated common boxwood in its small, white-rimmed, deep-green leaves and its dwarf upright habit, the cultivar 'Microphyllus Albovariegatus' looks great year-round. Insignificant yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Microphyllus Albovariegatus' rarely...

(Japanese Euonymus, Variegated Littleleaf Japanese Spindletree)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Resembling variegated common boxwood in its small, yellow-rimmed, deep-green leaves and its dwarf upright habit, the cultivar 'Microphyllus Aureovariegatus' looks great year-round. Insignificant yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Microphyllus Aureovariegatus' rarely...

(Japanese Euonymus, Littleleaf Japanese Spindletree)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Resembling common boxwood in its small, narrow, deep-green leaves and its dwarf upright habit, the cultivar 'Microphyllus' looks great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree cultivars, 'Microphyllus' rarely if ever fruits.

This relatively cold-tender shrub tolerates...

(Japanese Euonymus, Sunny Delight® Spindletree)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen native to eastern Asia. Somewhat slow growing, it eventually forms a large shrub or small tree. The lustrous leathery oval leaves look great year-round. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring to early summer followed by rose-hued fruits that open to reveal orange-red seeds (arils). Most cultivated specimens bear little or no fruit. Many cultivars are grown, including...

(Japanese Euonymus, Silver Princess™ Japanese Euonymus)

Popular in gardens since Victorian times, Japanese spindletree is a dense, oval to pyramidal, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree native to eastern Asia. Resembling variegated common boxwood in its small, white-rimmed, deep-green leaves and its dwarf upright habit, Silver Princess™ looks great year-round. The leaves and habit are both slightly larger than those of the cultivar 'Microphyllus Albomarginata'. Insignificant yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like...

(Japanese Euonymus, Silver King Japanese Spindletree)

The large to medium-sized Japanese spindletree ‘Silver King’ is an exceptional variegated form. The eye-catching upright, bushy, evergreen shrub is also tough and can withstand heat and short bouts of drought. The elliptical leaves are glossy and very dark green with broad irregular edges of ivory and pale yellow. They densely clothe the branches and will add bright color to any winter landscape. Small yellow vinegar-scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer. Like most Japanese spindletree...

(Evergreen Spindletree)

Glossy green foliage is a handsome backdrop to both the evergreen spindletree's clusters of yellow green flowers and the light orange-yellow fruits that follow. This variable large shrub to small tree is a broadleaf evergreen native to the woodlands of western China. Its smooth, dark gray to dark gray-brown bark is contrasted by its young branch twigs which are green. It forms a rounded but upright shape.

The folages is a rich glossy green and are pleasant tapering ovals. In late spring to summer,...

(Running Euonymus, Running Strawberry Bush)

Quickly growing with its low, sprawling, bright green stems, running strawberry bush produces magenta fruits and attains a fall foliage color palette of maroon, pink and purple. A deciduous shrub with prostrate stems that root when they touch soil, it is native to eastcentral North America from the Great Lakes to the Tennessee River in moist and dry woodlands. This species is not susceptible to the scale that plagues more others in Euonymus.

The perfectly rounded oval leaves are tapering...

(Korean Spindle Tree)

Perhaps the most elegant and prettiest of all Euonymus, the Korean spindle tree's arching stems bear beige green flowers in late spring and then long-stemmed red fruits that look like cherries. A small deciduous shrub from Korea, eastern China, Taiwan and Japan, it is an upright shrub with spreading, sprawling branches. The bark is smooth and deep brown.

The leaves are thickly paper-like and rich emerald green, shaped like a pointed tongue with tiny scalloped edges. In late spring to...