The berries in particular should not be eaten by humans. Avoid eating any parts of this plant in large quantities. There are no records of toxicity for this species of Euonymus however, a number of plants in this genus are poisonous and caution is advised. This plant is frequently damaged by deer and is salt tolerant. In addition, when this vine climbs trees, it produces aerial rootlets along its branches. As a woody vine, this plant can form new rootlets when its branches contact moist soil. When used as ground cover for the showy leaves, it tends to climb if given support. Climbing Euonymus is listed as invasive in North Carolina and in other states of the southeast and northeast. Climbing Euonymus readily escapes into native forests and has no trouble dominating medium-sized trees. Some cultivars (see list) may be more of a vine and others more of a small shrub, but keep in mind that the vining cultivars and some shrubs can both be invasive. In nature, it can often be found in woods and thickets in the low mountains of its native Japan. See below This plant is an invasive species in North Carolina DescriptionĬlimbing Euonymus is a shrub with tendencies to climb like a vine. The juvenile form is a procumbent, vine-like groundcover and the adult form is a shrub.

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