Spindle Tree

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Dense, bushy evergreen can be used as a large shrub or small tree. Handsome, thick foliage is well-suited for hedging, but is also useful as a specimen or accent in the landscape. Prefers well-drained soil.

Companion Plants

Azalea

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Azalea

Flowering, broad-leaved shrub produces masses of spectacular flower clusters. Glossy foliage is evergreen. Beautiful at woodland's edge or as a specimen. Growth becomes more open in deeper shade. Prune in spring after flowering. Prefers rich, acid (sour) soil.

Bluebeard

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Bluebeard

Lovely flowers complemented by rich, aromatic foliage create a cloudlike effect in the garden or mixed shrub planting. Striking with red valerian, lavender, crape myrtle and Jerusalem sage. Attracts butterflies. Cut back to the ground in spring. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.

Scotch Broom

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Scotch Broom

Cascading green branches and sulfur-yellow, pea-shaped flowers give this shrub year-round appeal. Deciduous shrub makes a nice specimen, accent or group planting. Prune immediately after flowering or in late winter while still dormant. Does not transplant well. Prefers moderately fertile, well-drained soil.

Details

Common name

Spindle Tree

Botanical name

Euonymus japonicus

Zone

USDA 6 - 9

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Bloom color

Green

Bloom time

No Bloom

Light

sun

Height

12' (3.7 m)

Habit

upright

Water

every other day

Feed

in spring

Maintenance

apply mulch