winged euonymus Celastraceae Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold   symbol: EUAL13
	Leaf: Opposite (or partly sub-opposite), simple, elliptical to obovate, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, finely serrated margin, green above, slightly paler beneath, turns bright red in the fall. Flower: Perfect, inconspicuous, pale, yellow-green, 1/2 inch across, occur in clusters of three, appear in late spring. Fruit: A 1/4 to 1/3 inch capsule, dark red outside, splitting open to reveal a bright orange-red aril, ripen in early fall. Twig: Moderate, greenish brown with several conspicuous corky wings on each stem; buds sharp pointed and reddish brown. Bark: Gray to gray-brown, splitting revealing a lighter inner bark causing it to look faintly striped. Form: A multi-stemmed shrub rising to 10 feet, rounded crown unless trimmed. It can also, depending on variety, become a small tree.
	USDA Plants Database Euonymus alatus is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which winged euonymus has escaped (opens a new window).