Edible: Leaves, Caution
A spreading evergreen shrub. It grows 3-3.5 m high. The leaves are dark shiny green. The flowers are pale greenish. The fruit are pink capsules opening to reveal orange seeds.
It is a temperate and subtropical plant. It is grown at high altitudes in the tropics. It suits hardiness zones 7-10. Melbourne Botanical Gardens. Arboretum Tasmania.
Common Names: Japanese spindle tree, Evergreen spindle tree, Dongqing Weimao, Holly Euonymus, Japonska trdoleska, Masaki