Native to much of Europe, Spindle ‘Euonymus Europaeus’ a species of the Celastraceae family, is a fine addition to any hedgerow and commonly used in native country hedgerow mixes adding superb autumnal colour with its green leaves turning rich pinkish-red, a similar colour to its intriguing fruits. Unusually the green stems of this fast growing deciduous shrub or small tree start off round, becoming very distinctive as they turn square with corky markings before returning to round as they grow and mature.
A tough and reliable shrub or small tree, it has fairly insignificant small yellow flowers in spring very attractive to insects and bees which are followed in autumn by unique and exquisite vivid pink four lobed fruits covering orange seeds. Spindle is a hardy fast growing shrub making it excellent to provide quick cover, along with being resistant to frost and wind. It is unlikely to grow above 6 metres even on its preferred chalky soil.
In years gone by, Spindle wood was used to make Spindles for spinning and holding wool hence its name. The wood is very hard and can be cut to a sharp point, the creamy white, hard and dense timber was also used to make skewers, toothpicks, pegs and knitting needles. The fruits used to be baked and powered, using the powder to treat head lice or mange in cattle! As well as being a useful hedging plant or ornamental shrub, the timber from Spindle is used today to make high quality charcoal for artists making it a profitable shrub to grow.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
