silver berry

Also known as: silverberry; Missouri silver berry; silvery-leaved oleaster

A deciduous shrub to 4m in height, spreading by suckers to form thickets. It has an upright habit with silver, scaly, oval-shaped leaves up to 7cm in length, from reddish-brown shoots. Yellowish-white scented flowers appear in late spring, followed in autumn by red fruit with a mealy appearance

Scientific classification

Species: silver berry (Elaeagnus commutata)
Genus: Elaeagnus
Family: Elaeagnaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Suckering · Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of silver berry

Distribution map

Northern America

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of silver berry

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silver berry care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

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.