General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 10 feet
Plant Spread: 10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Russian Olive
  • Oleaster
  • Ebbinge's Silverberry
  • Silverberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
  • Synonym: Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Photo Gallery
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-05
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-03-10
Location: Cowell's garden centre, Newcastle UK
Date: 2020-03-10

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

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