Euonymus elatus - Cultivation Notes
This small tree will flourish in most well drained garden soils, especially chalky soils. This small tree will grow in semi shade, but for best autumn colour plant in full sun. Avoid pruning, limiting to shaping plant or removing dead wood.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Euonymus elatus:
- Attractive autumn colour
- Attracts wildlife to feed or nest
- All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
- Ideal for fast growing screening
- Fruit / berry producing
- Attractive form or foliage for all year interest
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
- Tolerates cold exposed locations
- Tolerates heavy clay soils
- Suitable for planting in full shade
Weaknesses of Euonymus elatus
- Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap
- Does not produce showy attractive flowers
Design & Plant Use for Euonymus elatus:
- Low growing ground cover planting on dry chalky soils
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Common Missspellings: Uonymus, Uonimus, Euonimus, Euonimus, Euonemus