Elaeagnus umbellatus

• BOTANICAL NAME: Elaeagnus umbellatus
• PRONUNCIATION: el-e-ag'nus um-bel-la'ta
• COMMON NAME: Autumn Olive
• FAMILY: Elaeagnaceae
• NATIVITY: China, Korea, Japan.
• GROWTH HABIT: large shrub, often open and light texture, spiny brached
• SIZE: 12 to 18' (height) by 12 - 18' (spread).
• HARDINESS: Zone 3 - 8.
• CULTURE: loamy/ sandy soils, full sun
• LANDSCAPE USE: A bird-attracting shrub.
• FOLIAGE: bright green above, silver-green underside, alternate, simple, elliptic to ovate-oblong 2 to 4" long
• BUDS: small, rounded
• BARK: silverish-brown
• FLOWER: 1/2" funnel shaped, silvery-white fragrant flowers
• FRUIT: silvery globose turning red when ripe, born on short stalks
• PROPAGATION: cuttings
• PESTS: leaf spots, cankers, rust
• CULTIVARS: 'Big Red', 'Brilliant Rose', 'Hidden Springs'