Euonymus americanus
American strawberry-bush
Celastraceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
4-7 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,green
Fruit Color:
orange,red
Phenology:
Deciduous. Fruits ripen in fall. Typically lives <10 yrs (Nelson 2003)
Noted For:
Showy Fruits, Interesting Bark
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Shady settings. Interesting for its green twigs and red warty fruits. In good habitats it can form dense clones.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds, Mammals
Insect pollinated, especially by bees.
Birds and other wildlife consume seed.
Native Habitats:
Seep slopes, rich woods, hammocks, upland mixed forest, bluffs, floodplains.
