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Questions and Answers: 2016

Question: Is this Euonymus fortunei? Vine still green and climbing high into trees at the edge of the woods in Northampton, …

  • Question

    Is this Euonymus fortunei? Vine still green and climbing high into trees at the edge of the woods in Northampton, MA

    Answer

    Devorah, you have photograph Euonymus fortunei, an evergreen liana with opposite leaves. The leaf blades, in common forms found in the region, have pale veins on the adaxial (i.e., upper) surface that help to distinguish this species.