I am stuck on the ID for this bush, any help would be appreciated! I think it smells like Jasmine, but the flowers hang, and are not upright on the branch. This bush is about 5 feet tall, growing near water. It is filled with flowers and smells wonderful! I've only found one, there are no other bushes like it around the area.

Looks like it could be an Osmanthus.

It is Elaeagnus...probably Elaeagnus umbellata...scent is amazing!

"Known as Japanese silverberry, umbellata oleaster, autumn olive, autumn elaeagnus, or spreading oleaster."

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Thank you- they both are close but I'm not sure it's either. I will get a photo this afternoon and post a clearer picture.

It is a type of Elaeagnus, but these plants hybridize so you may not find an exact match.

Oh, I wonder if this is the bush that someone told me is so invasive, because I remember them saying the bush with the red berries was a bad one and to remove it. OK, now I have to go investigate!

Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Yes, Autumn Olive, and it IS invasive in Ohio.

Remove before more fruit mature and get distributed by wildlife.

Thank you- I found more bushes today and I realized those little red berries that come later in the year ARE the invasive bush someone mentioned several years ago. I just did not know the name or put the flowers/berries together. It all makes sense now.

Talk about a love/hate relationship- it smells so nice, and is yet so bad....

Alas, that is the nature of the unwanted...

Here is some additional information generated by your good folks in Ohio: http://bygl.osu.edu/node/1038

That's a great bulletin to subscribe to - loads of quality stuff applicable across the midwestern states about birds, bugs, bees, plants, problems, and always full of swell pictures.

I have some of the same plants and I need to get rid of it before it spreads any more.

There is a method of getting rid of unwanted or invasive woody plants; look for the Hack and Squirt method. Here are just two examples:

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