Elaeagnus x ebbingei (Ebbinge's silverberry)
Other names: Elaeagnus x submacrophylla
E. x ebbingei is a large, dense, rounded to spreading, evergreen shrub with elliptic, leathery, dark or metallic sea-green leaves, silvery beneath, and pendent clusters of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers in autumn.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn oleaster)
Other names: Autumn olive
E. umbellata is a vigorous, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree with spiny shoots bearing ovate to oblong, wavy-margined, bright green leaves, silvery when young, and, in late spring and early summer, pale yellow to cream flowers followed by edible, silvery fruit that ripens red.
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5m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver' (Oleaster 'Quicksilver')
Other names: Elaeagnus angustifolia 'Quicksilver', Elaeagnus angustifolia Caspica Group, Russian olive 'Quicksilver'
'Quicksilver' is a large, conical, suckering, deciduous shrub with spiny, silvery-grey stems bearing elliptic to lance-shaped, tapered, scaly, grey-green leaves and silvery-grey buds bearing yellow flowers in summer followed by scaly, yellow fruit.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Elaeagnus commutata 'Zempin' (Silver berry 'Zempin' )
Other names: Silverberry 'Zempin' , Wolf willow 'Zempin'
'Zempin' is an upright, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with reddish-brown stems bearing broadly elliptic, grey-green leaves and pendent, fragrant, pale yellow flowers in late spring followed by red fruit.
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3m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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