#spindletree

Plant of the Day

Thursday 9 December 2021

A seasonal display of fruit cases and seeds adds colour to the garden in winter and is probably Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ (spindle). This deciduous shrub provides vivid autumn colour of yellow and finally a reddish-purple foliage. It will grow to a height of 3m but responds well to pruning.

That is the funniest fucking name of a tree ever, I swear to the gods-

Anyway, the euonymus atropurpureus (aka the american/eastern wahoo, burningbush, or hearts bursting with love) is native to the midwestern-to-eastern stretch of the United States. It's also toxic and joining the ranks of "niche Missouri magic trees"!

ASSOCIATIONS

Deities & Figures

Athena (Greek)

Frau Holle (Germanic)

Freyja (Norse)

Frigg (Norse)

Minerva (Roman)

the Moirai (Greek)

Pan (Greek) [bark]

Elements

water

CORRESPONDENCES

breaking hexes [especially bark]

cleansing [bark]

concentration

courage

creativity

divination

family

focus

healing

home

inspiration

manifestation

overcoming challenges/obstacles

purification

removing curses [bark]

removing hexes

sex [bark]

spirituality

success

warding off hexes

wisdom

Plant of the Day

Saturday 21 November 2020

The autumn colour of Euonymus grandiflorus (large-flowered spindle tree) is supplemented by the pale pink fruit with black seeds and orange arils. This is a strong-growing large shrub or small tree with greenish white flowers in summer.

Plant of the Day

Monday 10 September 2018

On the edge of the woodland garden at the Beth Chatto Garden, Essex, the deciduous shrub Euonymus planipes (flat-stalked spindle, Chinese spindle tree) was providing a display of red fruit splitting to reveal orange seeds. As the season continues there will be a spectacular display of autumn foliage colours with a mix of green, red and even white. 

japanese spindletree