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What keeps happening to my Spindle Tree?

Amanda CleggAmanda Clegg Posts: 7
edited July 2018 in Problem solving
I've had a Euonymous Europa in a pot for 3 years now. Each spring, all it's white flowers fall off and I never see the lovely Orange/pink fruit in Autumn (the only reason I bought it :(). The rest of it appears healthy.

Can anyone suggest what might be happening? Thank you for any assistance :smile:

This is what it looks like at the moment.


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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Do you see bees or hoverflies around the flowers?  Perhaps they're not being pollinated.  Otherwise, stress may cause fruit and flowers to drop off - it's in quite a small pot so it could perhaps be too dry at a crucial moment?
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Euonymus europaeus grow to substantial proportions in open ground ; it will never reach full potential in a pot . This applies to most trees grown this way .
    I doubt it gets the necessary minerals or enough water to sustain flower or fruit production .
    Can you plant it out anywhere ?
  • Amanda CleggAmanda Clegg Posts: 7
    Paul B3 said:

    Can you plant it out anywhere ?
    Sadly no, just a small yard really, hence the pots. But thank you for the suggestion.

  • Amanda CleggAmanda Clegg Posts: 7
    Liriodendron said:
    Do you see bees or hoverflies around the flowers? 
    I can't actually recall. I'll keep an eye out next year to see if that's contributing to the problem.
  • Amanda CleggAmanda Clegg Posts: 7
    What a numpty I am. I had forgotten I had posted an almost identical post last year. It was suggested then I take it out of the pot :/  I'm so forgetful!
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Forget it then Amanda!!! ;)
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