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oleaster 'Quicksilver'

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A large, deciduous, suckering shrub with silvery shoots, silvery-scaly, ovate leaves and small, fragrant creamy-yellow flowers from silvery buds in summer

Scientific classification

Species: oleaster 'Quicksilver' (Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver')
Genus: Elaeagnus
Family: Elaeagnaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of oleaster 'Quicksilver'

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Culture

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Quick identification of oleaster 'Quicksilver'

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oleaster 'Quicksilver' care guide

Moderate regular watering, deeper soak during prolonged hot dry weather
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, deeper soak during prolonged hot dry weather

Fertilizing

General shrub slow-release feed single application each early springtime

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.