1. Euonymous alata you - ON - i – mus a-lay’tus
COMMON NAME: Winged Euonymous
FORM: deciduous shrub, 15-20’ tall with an equal spread
FOLIAGE: simple, elliptic leaves, 1” to 3” long , width 1 ½”, dark green leaf color
Margin: fine sharp leaf serrations
Arrangement: opposite
Veins: Pinnate
BARK: long corky wings on stems

2. Flower: summer (June) yellow
Fruit: fall, red – oblong ¼” long
Exposure: sun to part shade
Uses: Hedge, specimen, foundation, border
Problems: Euonymus scale
Description: Leaves turn brilliant red in fall, Stem will have wings on sides
Zones 3-8

5. E. alata used on highway median

9. Euonymous alata
Stems have corky wings

10. Euonymous alata