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Maack’s spindle tree 'Fireflame'

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A large shrub or small tree to about 3m with slender, upright then spreading branches and narrowly oval, dark green leaves turning orange-red in autumn. Small, inconspicuous, off-white flowers are followed, in a hot summer, by cream to flesh-pink, four-lobed fruit

Scientific classification

Species: Maack’s spindle tree 'Fireflame' (Euonymus maackii 'Fireflame')
Genus: Euonymus
Family: Celastraceae

Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs · Trees
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Maack’s spindle tree 'Fireflame' pictures

Distribution of Maack’s spindle tree 'Fireflame'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Maack’s spindle tree 'Fireflame'

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Maack’s spindle tree 'Fireflame' care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.