Habitat

• native to eastern and central China
• hardy to zone 5

Habit and Form

• a evergreen shrub
• 8' to 10' tall
• medium growth rate
• medium texture

Summer Foliage

• opposite leaf arrangement
• simple, semi-evergreen leaves
• oblong leaf shape
• 2" to 3" long
• crenate leaf margins
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• green foliage can be winter burned

Flowers

• greenish white flowers
• small
• borne in cymes
• blooms in July
• attracts bees

Fruit

• pink fruit with orange aril
• matures in October
• showy

Bark

• slender, green stems
• rounded

Culture

• transplant from container of B&B
• soil tolerant, but needs well-drained conditions
• pH adaptable
• full sun to partial shade
• very durable

Landscape Use

• group or mass planting
• screen
• hedges
• border

Liabilities

• euonymus scale
• winter burn

ID Features

• imbricate, conical buds with a sharp apex
• buds are green with red edges
• dry capsule fruit that persists
• rounded branching habit
• semi-evergreen

Propagation

• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

'Manhattan' - This cultivar is a very common selection grown for its deep green, lustrous leaves. The habit is rounded and smaller than the species, to 6' tall and wide. Reports indicate that is less hardy than the species.