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Re: Euonymus alatus 'Monstrosus'

I grow 'Monstrosus' along side species E. alatus.
The wings are quite noticible but don't differ signioficantly from
the more winged seedlings.  Perhaps 'Monstrosus' is a seed strain
or variaty rather than a clone.  Mine came from Forest Farm
about 8 years ago.

-----Original Message-----
From: jcfitz <jcfitz@ns.net>
To: woodyplants@mallorn.com <woodyplants@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: Euonymus alatus 'Monstrosus'


>Forest Farm in Williams, Oregon has it.  I've seen it before and haven't
>been impressed. Heck, if I lived as close to Forest Farms as you do, I'd
>drive down there and take a look at it myself.  Their phone is 541-846-7269
>Sue
>
>
>
>At 10:17 AM 7/14/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Years ago I remembered seeing in a Wayside catalog, a photograph of a
>>cultivar of Euonymus alatus that was labeled as 'Monstrosus'.  I have not
>>seen it available since in any catalog.  The photo showed incredibly large
>>corky wings, nearly an inch or so, much larger than typical for the
>>species.  Does anyone know of a source for this plant?  If you are growing
>>it, are the wings as big as the picture or is this another example of a
>>re-touched photo creating a desire for a plant that can never be
fulfilled.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Scott Vergara
>>Portland, Oregon  USDA Zone 8, Sunset Zone 6, Willamette Valley
>>
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