Euonymus japonicus

Japanese Euonymus

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Large

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 10-15' x 5-8'

Natural Growth Habit: Dense, Rounded, Upright

Native To: China, Japan

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Inconspicuous

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Screen / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #5, #15

Sunset Garden Zones: 4-20

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

A Bit More

Euonymus japonicus is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with a dense, upright habit and glossy, green foliage. It has many cultivars with varied forms of variegation and habit. Uses include hedge, screen, focal point, accent, foundation planting, container. Takes well to shearing. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Full sun to part shade; full sun yields the best variegation. It tolerates varied soil textures including clay and poor, lean soils. Low to medium water needs; requires regular watering while establishing, but is drought tolerant after. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.

A Bit More

Euonymus japonicus is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with a dense, upright habit and glossy, green foliage. It has many cultivars with varied forms of variegation and habit. Uses include hedge, screen, focal point, accent, foundation planting, container. Takes well to shearing. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Full sun to part shade; full sun yields the best variegation. It tolerates varied soil textures including clay and poor, lean soils. Low to medium water needs; requires regular watering while establishing, but is drought tolerant after. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -10°F.