PLANT PROFILE
What A genus of around 140 different species of both evergreen and deciduous shrubs or small trees in the Celastraceae family, commonly known as spindle or spindle berry. The species and cultivars featured here are from the 40 or so temperate species of deciduous spindles in cultivation.
Origins Europe, North America and Asia including China, Korea, Sakhalin Island and Japan.
Season Autumn for the fruits and autumnal leaf colour. Winter for the corky, winged stems.
Size Varies from around 1.5 to 4m tall – sometimes reaching 8m in the right conditions and a spread of 1.5 to 4m.
Full sun to dappled shade in any fertile, free-draining soils,
