XfrogPlants European Spindle-Tree
( Euonymus europaea )

This XfrogPlants European Spindle-Tree 3D model collection contains
three
highly detailed, fully textured variations of the plant at different ages.
Shrub/Tree, deciduous broadleaf
Bloom: May-June
Origin: Europe, Central Asia to river Volga
Environment: alluvial forest edges; on fresh, calcareous and fertile soil
Climate: warm, temperate
Notes: The main ornamental features of the European Spindle-Tree are its eye-catching fruits and the yellow to shiny red fall foliage. Hinting at the actively irritating properties of this shrub, it’s genus name Euonymus is associated with that of Euonyme, the mother of the Furies. In former times it was used to make spindles, hence the common name.