Euonymus alatus 'COMPACTUS'

This deciduous shrub is a compact form of winged euonymus. Same as the species it is undoubtedly an eye-catcher in every garden. The branches do not have that distinct corky wings but are much denser creating a very bushy, attractive habit. Its leaves are compound like on ash. Young leaves are bright, grass green, and as the first colder days of autumn come (some years already at the end of August), they change the colour to striking scarlet red. The fruits are small capsules which turn orange-red just as the leaves change their colour in the autumn. This euonymus is popular with bonsai growers, however, we recommend no pruning at all as it forms a highly ornamental compact shape of overflowing fountain on its own. It tolerates any soil condition apart from wet.