Spindle Tree – Euonymus nikoensis


Spindle Tree – Euonymus nikoensis

what exactly is going on here

What, exactly, is going on here?

spindle tree flowers

Family Celastraceae – Bittersweets
The genus Euonymus aka spindles includes about 170 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees.

spindle tree photograph

The genus Euonymus includes about 170 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees, sometimes creeping or climbing, native to North and Central America, Europe, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia. The majority of species are native in east Asia from 52° N latitude to the Tropics Because of their attractive fruits and foliage, the euonymus species are planted widely for ornamental purposes.

Spindle Tree Bark
deeply fissured bark
Spindle Tree Bark
Bark and accession tag

Spindle Tree – Euonymus nikoensis, Morton Arboretum accessions 2152-29 1&2, photos by Bruce Marlin

Family Betulaceae – Alder, Birch, Hornbeam

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