Euonymus oxyphyllus

Euonymus oxyphyllus, the Korean spindle tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and eastern China (including Taiwan), Manchuria, Korea, Japan and the Kurils.^[2][1] It is a shrub or small tree typically reaching 2.5 m (8 ft).^[3] The Royal Horticultural Society considers it to be a good tree for smaller gardens, especially for its colorful Autumn foliage and fruits.^[4]

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  Flowers are inconspicuous
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  Close up of flower
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  Ripening fruit hanging below leaves
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  Branch showing fruit remaining after leaf fall

Euonymus oxyphyllus
Ripe red fruit splits open to reveal orange arils
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Euonymus
Species:	E. oxyphyllus
Binomial name
Euonymus oxyphyllus Miq.
Synonyms[1]
List Euonymus flavescens Nakai Euonymus latifolius A.Gray Euonymus laxiflorus Blume ex Miq. Euonymus nipponicus Maxim. Euonymus yesoensis Koidz. Kalonymus oxyphylla (Miq.) F.T.Wang & S.X.Li Kalonymus yesoensis (Koidz.) Prokh. Pragmotessara latifolia Pierre Turibana nipponica (Maxim.) Nakai Turibana oxyphylla (Miq.) Nakai Turibana yesoensis (Koidz.) Nakai