Elaeagnus commutata
AMERICAN SILVER BERRY, WOLF BERRY
Elaeagnaceae

 
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Plant type: deciduous shrub

Hardiness zones: 2-9b

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, heavy frost
4m
Plant habit
 
2m

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Pruning: Establish a solid framework by removing crossing and wayward shoots and cut back tips to healthy buds after flowering for density.

 
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Elaeagnus commutata
AMERICAN SILVER BERRY, WOLF BERRY
Elaeagnaceae

 

  Plant type: deciduous shrub

Hardiness zones: 2-9b

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, clay, mildly acidic to alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, heavy frost
4m
Plant habit
 
2m

FEATURES

Flowers: strongly fragrant flowers in yellow

Flowering Time: late spring to early summer

Leaves: grey-green

Edibility: edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean & coastal designs

Uses: informal screen, border, windbreak

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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