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B&B/PrinceTree®/PrinceShrub™

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Eucommia ulmoides                                                       Hardy Rubber Tree

	Height:       40' - 60'                                    Fall Foliage:          Pale yellow
	Width:        40' - 60'                                    Fruit:                   Winged capsules (females
	only)
	Shape:        Rounded to broad spreading;      Soil Condition:       Dry, well-drained
	pyramidal in youth
	Zone:         4 - 7
	Flower:       Inconspicuous                          Native to:              China
	Fall Dig Hazard:     No
	Description:    This unique shade tree tolerates harsh environments and is drought,
	soil and pH adaptable.  The foliage is meticulously clean throughout
	the summer.  Tearing the leaf, seed, or bark reveals rubbery strands of sap.
	Applications:   street tree, parks, specimen.

Euonymus alatus                                                       Compact Burning Bush

'Compactus'

	Height:       8' - 10'                                     Fall Foliage:          Flaming red
	Width:        8' - 10'                                     Fruit:                   Small red capsule with orange
	fruits
	Shape:        Rounded                                 Soil Condition:       Well-drained
	Zone:         4 - 8
	Flower:       Inconspicuous                          Native to:              Northeast Asia; Central China
	Fall Dig Hazard:     No
	Description:    A large yet compact shrub exhibiting winged bark, distinctly
	horizontal or layered branching and burning crimson red fall color.
	Often seen as a hedge or in mass in the landscape.
	Applications:   Mass, hedge, barrier, specimen.

Euonymus fortunei                                        'Emerald Gaiety' Wintercreeper

'Emerald Gaiety'

	Height:       3' - 4'                                       Fall Foliage:          Pink or burgandy tinge;
	evergreen
	Width:        4 - 6                                        Fruit:                   Pinkish red capsule
	Shape:        Mounding                                 Soil Condition:       Well-drained
	Zone:         4 - 8
	Flower:       Inconspicuous                          Native to:              China
	Fall Dig Hazard:     No
	Description:    A spreading, broadleaf evergreen with emerald leaves edged in an
	irregular creamy white  margin.  Vertical shoots will cling to
	structures enabling the plant to also serve as a short vine.  Readily
	responds to pruning so that the plant could easily serve as a
	groundcover.
	Applications:   Foundation, low hedge, groundcover, mass.

Euonymus fortunei                                       'Emerald 'n Gold' Wintercreeper

'Emerald 'n Gold'

	Height:       2' - 4'                                       Fall Foliage:          Pink tinge; evergreen
	Width:        4 - 6                                        Fruit:                   Pinkish red capsule
	Shape:        Mounding                                 Soil Condition:       Well-drained
	Zone:         4 - 8
	Flower:       Inconspicuous                          Native to:              China
	Fall Dig Hazard:     No
	Description:    A spreading, broadleaf evergreen that boasts bright emerald
	leaves edged with an irregular yellow-gold margin.   Vertical
	shoots will cling to structures enabling the plant to also serve as a
	short vine.  Also readily responds to pruning so that the plant could
	easily serve as a groundcover.
	Applications:   Foundation, low hedge, groundcover, mass.

Evodia danielli                                                                           BeeBee Tree

	Height:       25' - 30'                                    Fall Foliage:          Yellow-green; variable
	Width:        25' - 30'                                    Fruit:                   Raspberry clusters; with shiny
	black seeds
	Shape:        Rounded                                 Soil Condition:       Well-drained, fertile
	Zone:         4 - 8
	Flower:       White elderberry-like clusters      Native to:              N. China, Korea
	Fall Dig Hazard:     No
	Description:    An unusual tree with lustrous green compound leaves and smooth
	gray bark.  The white flowers are held above the tree later in
	summer when blooms of other trees are long forgotten.  The fruit
	then continues the season with raspberry colored capsules with
	small shiny black seeds, hence the name beebee tree.
	Applications:      Specimen, parks.