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Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian Olive

A thorny plant with silver foliage all season long. Sweetly scented flowers, silver-white outside, yellow inside are followed by yellow fruit. A xeriscape plant, known to be salt and drought tolerant with a wide, spreading habit.

  • »  Inconspicuous fragrant yellow flowers
  • »  Yellow fruits in late summer
  • »  Silvery leaves and twigs keep their colour all season
  • »  Airy, loose, upright vase-shaped habit
  • »  Thorns on most twigs and even older branches
  • »  Bloom Time: Early summer

3gal
$38.25
  • Category:Shrubs
  • Hardiness Zone:2
  • Height:5-6 m
  • Spread:4-5 m
  • Bloom Color: Yellow
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Drought Tolerant
• Fragrant
• Fruit
• Salt Tolerant
• Xeriscape
Flowering Time
• Lt. Spr-Sum
Habit
• Multi-stem/Clump form
• Upright
• Vase-shape
Foliage Color
• Silver
Landscape uses
• Roadside planting
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Elaeagnus angustifolia

Invasive in Ontario and other parts of North America.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Elaeagnus angustifolia

Salt- drought- and poor-soil-tolerant, it provides a silvery backdrop to almost any garden. Russian olives can be trained or pruned into a tree form, however, note that they can become unruly if not pruned occasionally.