Hokkaido euonymus is a new variety among landscaping nursery stock

Hokkaido euonymus (Euonymus japonicus L.): Celastraceae, Euonymus. Native to Hokkaido, Japan. An evergreen broadleaf tree species with an upright posture, evergreen throughout the four seasons, and tolerant of shaping and pruning. After being introduced to Beijing and through cultivation and acclimatization, it has become a new tree species extremely strong in cold and drought resistance that adapts to the northern climate. In northern China, where winters and springs are dry, cold, and windy, evergreen broadleaf tree species that are cold- and drought-resistant are extremely lacking. Hokkaido euonymus, however, has very good cold and drought resistance, can endure low temperatures of -23°C, and is more drought-tolerant than common euonymus. With luxuriant branches and leaves, evergreen throughout the four seasons, and dark green, glossy foliage. After winter begins, the spherical small fruits mature and split open, revealing bright red arils set among the green leaves; green leaves with red fruits, of great ornamental value. It is a beautiful foliage- and fruit-viewing plant. Its special feature is its obvious main trunk, with annual growth reaching up to 170 cm, and 5-year-old seedlings reaching over 3 m in height, with thick top shoots and obvious apical dominance, a single trunk growing straight up showing excellent tree-like characteristics. In urban greening, it can be planted as a large evergreen broadleaf tree.