Euonymus japonicus
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Michael Dirr Euonymus japonicus
Michael Dirr
Euonymus japonicus
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Japanese Euonymus 		Common Names:
  • Japanese Euonymus
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Origin:

  Japan  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 6 to Zone 8

Dirr says: "appears about as salt tolerant as any broadleaf evergreen."

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "vey dense oval shrub when growing in full sun; more open in shade. Withstand heavy pruning."

Flowers:

  Season(s): Late Spring
 

Foliage:

  Broadleaf Evergreen
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer.
Dirr says: "worth reinterating that the variegated forms will often revert to green and if the reversion shoots are not removed they will consume the shrub."  

Fruit:

  Color: Red, Orange
Season(s): Late Spring
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "Once established appears to hold up well. Has lost favor in the South where it is most at home; excessively stiff in habit and prone to significant insects and diseases."

Other:

  Is Salt Tolerant
 

Other Euonymus japonicus References & Articles:
Euonymus japonicus is hardy in these areas:
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronx, NYBrookhaven, NYBrooklyn, NY
Brownsville, TXCanton, MICharlottesville, VA
College Point, NYCorona, NYDetroit, MI
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElkins Park, PA
Elmhurst, NYEmmaus, PAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYForest Hills, NY
Fort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MD
Greenlawn, NYGwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MI
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYLandisburg, PALawn, PA
Leasburg, NCLebanon, PALemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PALexington, NCLiberty, NC
Linwood, NCLittle Neck, NYLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Middle Village, NYMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
River Rouge, MIRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Washington, DCWayne, MIWestland, MI
Whitestone, NYWhitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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