Euonymus sachalinensis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| genus = Euonymus

| species = sachalinensis

| image = 20150904Euonymus planipes 04.jpg

| authority = (F.Schmidt) Maxim.

| synonyms = Euonymus planipes

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Euonymus sachalinensis (syn. Euonymus planipes), the flat-stalked spindle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to Japan, China, Korea, and the Island of Sakhalin (whence the specific epithet sachalinensis). Growing to {{convert|2.5 |m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and broad, it is a deciduous shrub notable for its leaves turning red in autumn, and its red fruit which splits open to reveal orange seeds.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7015/Euonymus-planipes/Details | title = Euonymus planipes | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 1 October 2020}} Exceptional specimens, such as the one in the Hørsholm Arboretum, Copenhagen University, can become trees up to {{convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height.{{cite web | url = https://ign.ku.dk/arboretum-hoersholm/plant_descriptions/october_euonymus_sachalinensis/ | title = The Arboretum in Hørsholm - Sachalin Euonymus | date = 29 September 2010 | publisher = University of Copenhagen | accessdate = 13 October 2020}}

This plant is cultivated as an ornamental subject. The cultivar 'Sancho' which is more free-flowering than its parent, is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/205886/Euonymus-planipes-Sancho/Details | title = Euonymus planipes 'Sancho' | publisher = RHS | accessdate = 1 October 2020}}

Euonymus planipes 2017-05-07 9945b.jpg|Flowers and unripe fruit