Scientific Name
Elaeagnus angustifolia

Common Name
Russian-olive

Hardiness Zones: 2-7
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types; drought and salt tolerant
Texture: Medium to fine
Form: Rounded; can become leggy, loose, and irregular
Height: 12 to 15’
Width: 12 to 15’
Leaf: 1 to 3" alternate, simple, silver gray to gray green leaves; leaves hold late into fall
Flower/Fruit: Small fragrant, silvery white flowers in late spring; .5" silver fruit in late summer; turns red
Comments: Easy to transplant; normally grown as a shrub but can be grown as a small tree; dislike summer heat; fruit attracts birds
Cultivars: --
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