Euonymus - multiple flushes
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cbroad
Omono
Probably euonymus fortunei, also called winter creeper euonymus. These are very invasive and spread from underground runners.
But that could also be alatus, these are spread from the birds eating the berries.
Then there's euonymus americanus, American strawberry bush, which is an earstern u.s. native, but these aren't as invasive as the other species. I have a few in my yard and the fruit is pretty unique looking
Patience is an Art
Sapling
FWIW, we have a row of Euonymus Alatus around our deck that my husband trims like a hedge several times a year and they grow back and are beautifully red in the fall. However they have become multi-trunked bushes as compared to the ones I selectively prune that have one main trunk.
That's my experience with the euonymus in my garden too. However, I think they are europaeus, but I'm not sure.
@coh, you stated you have both alatus and europaeus, could you tell how you differenciate them?
coh
Imperial Masterpiece
How could I tell the difference? They came with different tags
Seriously, I haven't looked closely. I've got 3 different types - the alatus, europaeus and I believe hamiltonianus. From what I recall, they are quite similar in appearance for the most part. I believe alatus has more intense fall color, while the other two have showier fruit (which is why I acquired them). Right now I've got one alatus in a container, all the others are in the ground.
I'll take a closer look at them next time I get out to the growing bed.
I haven't tried cutting any of them back more than once in a season. I would expect plants in the ground to be more capable of multiple flushes than plants in small containers but I'm not interested in testing that theory!
Patience is an Art
Sapling
Euonymus Alatus has stems that are four-ridged when mature.
Are you sure that only the alatus has them? All the euonymus in my garden are like that
coh
Imperial Masterpiece
I looked at the various plants I have. The alatus in my garden definitely has the squarish stems - they develop little ridges or wings, usually 4 of them that run along the branches and give them a squarish shape. As they grow older they lose that square shape but do develop thick bark.
I did NOT see evidence of that same kind of square pattern on the europaeus or hamiltonianus. Neither of those had the ridges or wings on the developing stems which remained round.
Interestingly, the alatus I have in the container has lots of wingy type stuff on the twigs but they don't really develop that square shape. Maybe that's something that tends to happen more on quickly growing plants in the ground.
I did NOT see evidence of that same kind of square pattern on the europaeus or hamiltonianus. Neither of those had the ridges or wings on the developing stems which remained round.
Interestingly, the alatus I have in the container has lots of wingy type stuff on the twigs but they don't really develop that square shape. Maybe that's something that tends to happen more on quickly growing plants in the ground.
Seems that the species in my garden is alatus. The one I have in a pot doesn't have the rings, just like yours, however it has some marks. The other twigs are grown this year so probably the ridges develop later. I really doubt that it is a different species because ALL the big ones in the landscape are ridged. Your post contains the exact information I was hoping to find. Thank you. Next year I will defoliate my tree in your honor
