Water at the base of the plant near the soil line only. We like to tell folks that when watering Euonymus or any plant for that matter its best not to water the foliage of the plant. You’ll want to water the bushes regularly after planting until they’ve been well established. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.
Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size.
Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. How do I water Euonymus Green Spire Shrubs?Īfter back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Euonymus Green Spire a good deep watering. Euonymus has a faster growth rate than boxwoods so they will be quicker to fill in the affected areas. These can be trimmed or pruned into the same shapes and sizes as the boxwoods they are replacing. Green Spire shrubs can be planted directly into the areas where the infected boxwoods have been removed from with no waiting period. Euonymus Green Spire makes an excellent Privacy hedge and can be trimmed into a hedge of varying heights.Įuonymus Green Spire is a suitable substitute for boxwoods in areas of the country that are experiencing problems with Boxwood Blight. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions.
Euonymus Green Spire performs well in both full sun and part shade. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years or more. Euonymus Green Spire will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of up to 2 feet.