Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
China
Types
Euonymus europaeus
Morus alba, Morus alba 'Pendula'
Number of Varieties
152
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Open Forest
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-74-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm7.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Yellow green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs small amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bacterial Blight
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects, Silkworms
Allergy
Asthma
Pollen, Severe allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Hair-growth, Skin whitening
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Analgesic, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Astringent, Diuretic, Expectorant, Odontalgic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
As a tea substitute, Used as a thickener in soups, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
EUONYMUS europaeus
MORUS alba
Common Name
European spindle
White Mulberry
In Hindi
आम धुरी
सफेद शहतूत
In German
gemeinsamen Spindel
Weiß Mulberry
In French
axe commun
Mûrier blanc
In Spanish
husillo Común
White Mulberry
In Greek
κοινή άξονα
Λευκή Μουριά
In Portuguese
eixo comum
Branco Mulberry
In Polish
wspólna wrzeciona
Biały Mulberry
In Latin
commune fusum
Morus alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Urticales
Family
Celastraceae
Moraceae
Genus
Euonymus
Morus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
Moreae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30150
1
27800
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