Re: was caterpillars, now tree surprise

Just when I thought I knew my yard well, I was wandering in the very back of the 2.5 acres, in the wooded area when I noticed a small tree with seeds of an almost fuchsia color, and slightly similar in appearance to a bittersweet. Hit my tree books and....it's Euonymus atreopurpurea - the Wahoo. Am I excited! Ranks right up there with finding the Ilex verticillata and the Ptelea trifoliata back there too!
Cathy
On Friday, October 24, 2003, at 09:58 PM, Godigarden@cs.com wrote:

Speaking of moths, I had an absolutely HUGE caterpillar crawl across our
garage floor the other day. It was lime green and could pull it's head back into
it's body, sort of like a turtle. I identified it in the "National Audubon
Society's Insects and Spiders" as the Luna caterpillar. "This beautiful moth is
only found in North America. It is now considered an endangered species because
many have been killed by polluntants and pesticides".
I quickly set it out in the garden. What a nice surprise.
Godi zone 7
Mt. Vernon VA

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