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Euonymus fimbriatus

Euonymus fimbriatus
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0

Euonymus fimbriatus, the fringed spindle tree, is a deciduous shrub or small tree from the Himalaya and nearby mountains, reaching up to about 10 m. It is a hardy, temperate species best grown in a sunny or lightly shaded spot with well-drained soil.

Family
Celastraceae (Celastr family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly when young and during dry spells, then let the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Moist but well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to about -15 °C once established; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Afghanistan to Himalaya and Tibet
Climate
temperate

About

Euonymus fimbriatus, also known as the fringed spindle tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euonymus. This tree is native to the Himalayas. It can grow up to 10 metres (33 ft) tall and it is deciduous.

Other Euonymus plants

Euonymus acanthocarpus · Euonymus aculeatus · Euonymus acuminifolius · Burningbush · Bursting-heart · Euonymus angulatus · Burningbush · Fleshy Flowered Spindle Tree · Euonymus castaneifolius · Euonymus cochinchinensis · Euonymus cornutus · Euonymus dichotomus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Euonymus fimbriatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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