Spindle Tree (Euonymus europaeus)
Blackberry | Blackthorn / Sloe |
Elder | Burnet Rose |
Deadly Nightshade |
Dog Rose | Holly |
Guelder Rose | Rowan |
Hawthorn | Spindle Tree |
Honeysuckle | Black Bryony |
Sea Buckthorn |
Snowberry |
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The pinky-orange fruits of the Spindle tree are quite distictive in autumn. The wood of this tree is hard,and was once used to make spindles - hence the name. The berries are poisonous, causing diarrhoea and vomiting. The leaves are opposite, lanceolate and slightly toothed. It grows to a height of about 20 feet.