Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
- Phonetic Spelling
- el-ee-AG-nus eb-BIN-jee-eye
- Description
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Oleaster is a large rounded shrub that prefers full sun to partial shade, light, sandy, loamy soil but will grow in a range of soil types as long as they are well-drained. It is drought, deer, salt spray, and wind tolerant. The flowers appear in fall and are highly fragrant.
Use as a screen or a hedge. This shrub can be used as a topiary specimen and will bloom even when pruned. When pruning, keep in mind that next year's blossoms will appear on old growth. Variegated cultivars are available.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Eleador'
Variegated leaves - 'Gilt Edge'
Variegated with yellow streaks
- 'Eleador'
- 'Eleador', 'Gilt Edge'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Eleador'
Variegated leaves - 'Gilt Edge'
Variegated with yellow streaks
- 'Eleador'
- 'Eleador', 'Gilt Edge'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Elaeagnus
- Family:
- Elaeagnaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Hybrid of 2 Asian parents
- Wildlife Value:
- Birds are attracted to the drupes
- Edibility:
- Fruits are edible
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Oval
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Spring
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- 1/2 inch reddish-brown drupes ripen in spring.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gray/Silver
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1/4 inch creamy-white bell-shaped flowers bloom in axillary clusters in mid to late fall. Flowers are not particularly showy but are intensely fragrant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Undulate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Oval leaves are up to 4 inches long, leathery and glossy green with silvery-gray undersides when mature. New growth may be coppery in color.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Spineless twigs
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Edible Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Dry Soil
- Salt
