Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire'

Common name: Japanese Spindle

Description: Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire' is a naturally upright, columnar evergreen shrub with dense, glossy mid-green foliage that requires minimal pruning to maintain its neat, formal silhouette. Its slender, vertical habit makes it ideal for creating architectural accents in borders, flanking entrances in pairs, or growing in containers. Tough and highly adaptable, it is excellent for coastal and urban gardens and tolerates clipping well for formal hedging. A reliable, low-maintenance evergreen for year-round structure.

Other benefits: naturally upright habit, excellent for formal use and entrances, coastal tolerant

Wildlife attraction: provides shelter and cover for small invertebrates

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 2m x 0.5m

Position: full sun to partial shade

Soil pH: neutral; adaptable

Moisture: well-drained; drought tolerant once established

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -10°C