Winged Spindle Tree (Euonymus alatus)

Family: Celastraceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves, boiled. The fruit may be edible. No further details are given, though we would recommend caution in eating any member of this genus. The fruit is about 8mm in diameter. The seed contains 20.5% protein, 44.4% fat and 3.9% ash. — Young leaves, boiled.; The fruit may be edible.; No further details are given, though we would recommend caution in eating any member of this genus.; The fruit is about 8mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets and woods in lowland and mountains all over Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)